Daniel Zwerdling is an American investigative

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who has written for major magazines and newspapers. From 1980 to 2018 he served as an investigative reporter for

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, with stints as foreign correspondent and host of Weekend All Things Considered from 1993 to 1999. Zwerdling retired from NPR in 2018.

Journalism career

Daniel Zwerdling was editor-in-chief at

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's student newspaper in Silver Spring,

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. He graduated from the

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in 1971. He was a staff writer at ''

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'' and a freelance reporter. Zwerdling is most known for his work while at

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. From 1993 to 1999, he was senior host of NPR's Weekend ''

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''. From 1999 to 2002, he was an investigative reporter for ''RadioWorks'', NPR News. His layoff in 2002 provoked controversy among the NPR staff as the organization's decision to remove an investigative journalism line was seen as conflicting with NPR's mission. From 2002 to 2004, he was NPR's television correspondent on '' Now on PBS'' with

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. Some of his notable reports include investigative reports about the military's treatment of soldiers who have experienced trauma, the impact of fast food restaurants on animal rights, and the harmful substances in tobacco products. In 2006 and 2007, he reported that officers at

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were punishing soldiers, returning from the

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and

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with post traumatic stress disorder and other serious mental health problems. He was an adjunct professor of Media Ethics at American University, and an associate of the

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Institute for Language and Thinking in New York. His work has appeared in ''

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''. In 2018, Zwerdling retired from NPR amid several allegations of sexual harassment, though he has stated the allegations are false.

Awards

* 2017 Alfred I. duPont for “Missed Treatment” (with Colorado Public Radio) * 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for “Injured Nurses” * 2016 NIHCM Foundation award, “Injured Nurses” * 2016 American Psychiatric Association Warren Williams Award, “Missed Treatment” * 2010 George Polk Award for the radio report "Brain Wars" (shared with

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investigative reporter

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and NRP journalist Susanne Reber) * 2008

Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service and is considered one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. The awards were established in 1942 and administered ...

* 2007

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* Edward R. Murrow Award *

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award in 2004 for "Abuse of Immigrant Detainees" * Overseas Press Club Foundation award for live coverage of breaking international news * American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Award * National Press Club Award for consumer reporting * Ohio State awards for international reporting *

James Beard Foundation Award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...

for a June 2002 report on the fast food industry, "McDonalds New Farm: Fast Food and Animal Rights" (radio long form category) and previously for a 1999 story in radio short category *

George Foster Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

presented in 1995 for an NPR team report about the tobacco industry's use of dangerous chemical substances * Champion-Tuck Award for economic reporting * World Hunger Media Awards

Works

*''Workplace Democracy'' (Harper & Row, 1980)

References

External links

"NPR Investigative Reporter Daniel Zwerdling Retires Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims"
NPR
"Daniel Zwerdling: The greatest question in journalism "
Stabile Center and the Columbia chapter of SPJ
"'On Location' with NPR is treat for InvestigateWest Editor"
''Investigate West'', Rita Hibbard, 05/07/2010
"The Crisis in News: Broadcasting Panel"
University of California: Berkeley
"McDonald's New Farm: Fast Food and Animal Rights" (American RadioWorks)
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