Saul Friedman (March 4, 1929 – December 24, 2010) was an American

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and educator. He won a

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in 1968.

Career

Friedman graduated from the

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with a degree in philosophy in 1956. During his career, he wrote for the ''

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'',"The Rand Corporation and Our Policy Makers,"
September 1963, ''

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,'' retrieved November 25, 2022 the ''

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'', ''

,'' ''

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'', and for

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newspapers. He won a 1963

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. His work landed him on the

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. He was one member of a team that covered the

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for the ''Detroit Free Press''. Next year they shared the Pulitzer Prize in Local General or Spot News Reporting (a predecessor of the Breaking News Pulitzer), citing "both the brilliance of its detailed spot news staff work and its swift and accurate investigation into the underlying causes of the tragedy." Friedman also taught national and foreign affairs reporting at the

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for a year. In 1985, Friedman and his family moved to

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, where Friedman worked as a

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. Friedman began working for ''Newsday'', although he left to spend five months in

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teaching journalists. After his return, Friedman wrote a weekly column called "Gray Matters" that covered issues affecting older people. After working there for more than twenty years, he quit ''Newsday'' in October 2009 over its decision to charge for its web content. He began publishing his column in November 2009 in ''Time Goes By'', a blog.

Death

Friedman died December 24, 2010, from a form of

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References

*Friedman, Saul (May 22, 2006)
Run as fast as you can from conventional wisdom.
''Nieman Watchdog''

External links

Saul Friedman columns
at ''Newsday''

at Time Goes By — point of entry to "Gray Matters" and "Reflections" columns at TGB after quitting the newspaper (from November 2009) {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedmann, Saul American male journalists Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism Newsday people Nieman Fellows University of Houston alumni 1929 births 2010 deaths