Harold Jackson (Alabama writer)
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Harold Jackson is a journalist who in 1991 was co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
. In 2010 he is editor of the editorial page of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was formerly an editorial writer at the Baltimore Sun and the Birmingham (Ala.) News.
With two Birmingham News colleagues, Ron Casey and Joey Kennedy, Jackson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize "for their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms."
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction...
. In 2010 he is editor of the editorial page of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was formerly an editorial writer at the Baltimore Sun and the Birmingham (Ala.) News.
With two Birmingham News colleagues, Ron Casey and Joey Kennedy, Jackson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize "for their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms."