Mark W. Tatge is an
American
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journalist
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, author, and college professor. He was a senior editor at ''
Forbes
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'' magazine's Midwest Bureau, a staff reporter at ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'', an investigative reporter in the Statehouse Bureau of Cleveland's ''
The Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.
As of Ma ...
'', and is the 2014 recipient of the Baldwin Fellowship at
University of South Carolina.
Tatge taught journalism at
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...
and Ohio University's
E. W. Scripps School of Journalism
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Founded in 1924, the school has been recognized by The Associated Press and U.S. News & World Report for excellence in instruction and re ...
and at
University of South Carolina. He also worked as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University that offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It frequently ranks as the top school of journalism in the Unite ...
, where he taught graduate journalism students about business, economics and finance.
In 2010, Tatge published his first book, ''The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics''.
Career
Tatge is a past Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting at
Ohio State University
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where he completed his master's degree in journalism.
Tatge spent eight years as the ''
Cleveland Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday.
As of Ma ...
s statehouse investigative reporter uncovering corruption in state government. Tatge's investigation into corruption at the Ohio Department of Insurance, entitled "Secrets of the Deal," was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Tatge was awarded a visiting professorship at
Ohio University
Ohio University is a Public university, public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confeder ...
endowed by the foundation established by the
E.W. Scripps Co., beginning in 2008.
In 2011, Tatge was named
Eugene S. Pulliam
Eugene Smith Pulliam (September 7, 1914 – January 20, 1999) was the publisher of the ''Indianapolis Star'' and the ''Indianapolis News'' from 1975 until his death. He was also a supporter of First Amendment rights, an advocate of press freedom ...
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the G ...
.
In 2014, Tatge was awarded the Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Fellowship at the University of South Carolina.
Tatge is the author of ''The'' ''New York Times Reader: Business and Economics'',
References
External links
Mark Tatge Web site
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Living people
American newspaper journalists
American investigative journalists
American editors
American male bloggers
American bloggers
1965 births
Ohio University faculty
Ohio State University School of Communication alumni
Ohio University alumni
Northwestern University staff
Western Illinois University alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication alumni
The Denver Post people
DePauw University faculty
21st-century American non-fiction writers