Russell Carollo
Encyclopedia
Russell Carollo is an American journalist
, and special projects reporter with The Sacramento Bee. With Jeff Nesmith
, he won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
,
and the 1996 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
.
He graduated from Louisiana State University
, and from Southeastern Louisiana University
. He was a University of Michigan
journalism fellow.
He was a reporter for the Dayton Daily News, and the Los Angeles Times.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and special projects reporter with The Sacramento Bee. With Jeff Nesmith
Jeff Nesmith
Jeff Nesmith is an American journalist. Together with Russell Carrollo, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1998.-Life:He is a graduate of the University of Florida....
, he won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award....
,
and the 1996 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...
.
Life
He is a native of suburban New Orleans.He graduated from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, and from Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...
. He was a University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
journalism fellow.
He was a reporter for the Dayton Daily News, and the Los Angeles Times.
External links
- "Q&A with a FOIA requester", Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- FDIC refuses to release employee travel records, Junket Sleuth
- http://www.businessinsider.com/author/russell-carollo
- LSU Hall of Fame Inductee Russel Carollo