Walter V. Robinson
Encyclopedia
Walter V. Robinson is an American journalist
and journalism professor.
He led the Boston Globes coverage of the Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal, for which the newspaper won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Robinson was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Investigative Reporting in 2007.
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He graduated from Boston College High School
, and Northeastern University.
He was assistant managing editor from 1993 to 1996. He was the paper's roving national and foreign correspondent, from 1997 to 1998. He covered four presidential elections, was the Globe's White House correspondent and was the newspaper's Middle East Bureau Chief during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Robinson teaches journalism at Northeastern University. He has been a journalism fellow at Stanford University
. Robinson is the recipient of honorary degrees from Northeastern University and Emerson College in Boston.
, and the 2002 Investigative Reporters and Editors
award.
He was awarded the 1999 public service award by the Archaeological Institute of America
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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 journalism professor.
He led the Boston Globes coverage of the Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandal, for which the newspaper won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Robinson was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Investigative Reporting in 2007.
Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders. These cases began receiving public attention beginning in the mid-1980s...
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He graduated from Boston College High School
Boston College High School
Founded in 1863, Boston College High School is an all-male Jesuit Roman Catholic college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 7-12 of approximately 1,500 students and is located on a campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester...
, and Northeastern University.
He was assistant managing editor from 1993 to 1996. He was the paper's roving national and foreign correspondent, from 1997 to 1998. He covered four presidential elections, was the Globe's White House correspondent and was the newspaper's Middle East Bureau Chief during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Robinson teaches journalism at Northeastern University. He has been a journalism fellow at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Robinson is the recipient of honorary degrees from Northeastern University and Emerson College in Boston.
Awards
The Globe won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public ServicePulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
, and the 2002 Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the quality of investigative reporting. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training classes for journalists. Its headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri, at the University of...
award.
He was awarded the 1999 public service award by the Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeological Institute of America
The Archaeological Institute of America is a North American nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. It has offices on the campus of Boston University and in New York City.The institute was founded in 1879,...
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External links
- "Interview with the Boston Globe's Walter V. Robinson", The New England Journal of Higher Education, Fall 2001