Clifford Levy

Andrei Shary: The Man of Radio Liberty Day April 8 is a new York newspaper Times Clifford Levy, who became the laureate of the most prestigious American award in the field of Puliser's journalism in the nomination-“Journalistic Investigation” for a series of materials about mentally ill in New York clinics for insane ones.

Born in the 67th year in the city of New Roshel in the state of New York. He graduated from the Faculty of International Relations of Princeton University. He collaborated with a local newspaper in the city of Newark, New Jersey. He worked at the New York Bureau of the Yunity Press International news agency. In New York Times since the year 90. He began as an assistant editor of the news department. In the 92nd year, he became a full-time reporter of the publication. He was the editor-in-chief of the Albanian Bureau of New York Times. Since 2000, has been engaged in special projects. Married, has three children. Lives in Brooklyn.

About the man of the day-the laureate of the Pulitseri Prize Clifford Levy-our correspondent in New York Yuri Zhigalkin.

Yuri Zhigalkin: This year, the leading American newspaper New York Times was awarded only one Pulitseri Prize against record seven last year. But this award in the "Journalistic Investigation" section was a unique achievement for the legendary publication, the last time noted for a reporting investigation 35 years ago. In this sense, the victory of Clifford Levy is symbolic. After graduating from Princeton University, opening the way to a career in politics and in the state apparatus, he chose a modestly paid position of a reporter in the dying news agency "Yu-Pi". He was taken to work at the New York Times as an assistant in the information department and only two years later promoted to reporters. The lot of the reporter in America, especially in New York, is a difficult, if not cruel occupation. In the market filled with newspapers and dozens of brilliant journalists, the reporters constantly requires major news, and the news floats into the hands of those who are believed, who sometimes can work with their sources of information for years. In the 98th year, Clifford Levy received a prize for exposing financial tricks during the election campaigns of New York politicians. The pulser became an assessment of a series of articles describing what is happening in the walls of houses for mentally ill people under the control of the staff of the staff. Celebrating the victory, the editor of New York Times Hawwell Flight answered the work of Clifford Levy: “In this series of articles,” the editor said, “there is everything - information, quotes, statements of official representatives. I am sympathetic to the old Khinkley’s old -man, the deputy head of the staffing department, who, after each horror article, said:“ We are considering this information. ” impeccable example of reporting work. "

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