Harold Jackson is an American journalist who won a

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. In 2010, he was editor of the editorial page of ''

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''. He was formerly an editorial writer at ''

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'' and ''

The Birmingham News ''The Birmingham News'' is the principal newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The paper is owned by Advance Publications and was a daily newspaper from its founding through September 30, 2012. After that day, the ''News'' and its two ...

'' (Alabama)."Harold Jackson"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved 2010-12-20. Blurb with some archive of Jackson's articles.

Early life and education

Jackson grew up in

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. He obtained his degree in journalism and political science from

Baker University Baker University is a private university in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it was the first four-year university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools. The College of Art ...

in 1975.

Career

Jackson was the coordinator of ''

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's'' daily commentary and Sunday Voices pages. In 2004 he became deputy editor of the editorial page. He also worked at

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and the ''

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''.

Awards and honors

With two ''Birmingham News'' colleagues, Ron Casey and

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, Jackson won the annual

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in 1991, citing "their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms.""Editorial Writing"
The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

References

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