Kim Murphy (born, August 26, 1955) is an American
journalist who works for the ''
New York Times''.
She won the
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
in 2005 for International Reporting.
Early years and education
Murphy was born in 1955 in
Indianapolis, Indiana. She received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from
Minot State University
Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
...
.
Career
Murphy worked as an assistant editor for ''The North Biloxian'' in 1973, as a reporter for the ''
Minot Daily News
The ''Minot Daily News'' is an American daily newspaper, printed in downtown Minot, North Dakota. It originated as the ''Burlington Reporter'' and was published out of Burlington, then the county seat, until the early 20th century. It is the ...
'' in 1978,
and then as a reporter and later the assistant metro editor of the ''
Orange County Register
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'' starting in 1982.
Murphy began at the ''Los Angeles Times'' as a general assignment staff writer, and later became the Times' national and foreign correspondent covering
Russia, the
Middle East, the
Balkans,
Afghanistan and the
Pacific Northwest.
She became the
Moscow Bureau Chief in 1983 and national editor in 2013.
''Los Angeles Times'' memo
In November 2015, Murphy sent an email to her ''Los Angeles Times'' staff, with the subject "today is buyout day". The first two paragraphs were:
:Hello all,
:This is the day when a number of our colleagues will be leaving us, and in the weeks ahead, more will join them out the door.
:Let's not pretend that this is anything but sad. We have all shared way too many intense, insane, crazy hard times together (many of which ended up as astonishingly good journalism) to think that these departures won't make us cry. I'm tearing up already.
Murphy mentioned numerous names of many longtime veterans who would be leaving, such as, "
David Zucchino
David Zucchino is an American journalist and author.
Career
Zucchino was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Writing category in 1989 for his series ''Being Black in South Africa'', written for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''.
In 2020, Zucchi ...
, one of the best war correspondents of our generation. No need to say more--everybody knows David Zucchino. I'm not even going to talk about how sick I am he's leaving".
Murphy ended her memo that "We are not dead yet. We'll move on--after taking this day to wish all the very best to our departing colleagues as they with trepidation prepare for their exciting "next chapters." A huge virtual hug to all".
Awards
Murphy won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for International Reporting
for "her eloquent, wide ranging coverage of Russia's struggle to cope with terrorism, improve the economy and make democracy work".
She won numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Publisher's Prize for Persian Gulf War correspondence, the Orange County Press Club Award,
four times, and the Society of Professional Journalists,
Delta Chi, foreign correspondence.
References
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1955 births
Living people
American women journalists
Minot State University alumni
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting winners