Boyd, Gerald Michael

Boyd, Gerald Michael
▪ 2007

      American journalist (b. Oct. 3, 1950, St. Louis, Mo.—d. Nov. 23, 2006, New York, N.Y.), rose from serving as a political reporter for the New York Times to become in 2001 the newspaper's first black managing editor, but his tenure was rocked by the revelation that a junior reporter whom he was grooming had fabricated facts in a string of stories. A newsroom revolt ensued over his management style and that of executive editor Howell Raines; both were forced to resign. Earlier, Boyd had worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a White House correspondent. He joined the Washington bureau of the Times in 1983. While serving in New York as deputy editor of the news, he supervised the creation of the 2000 series “How Race Is Lived in America,” which won a Pulitzer Prize. Following his resignation, Boyd penned a weekly column for Universal Press Syndicate, in which he illuminated the decision-making process in the newsroom.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael Boyd — may refer to: Michael Boyd (director), British theatre director Michael T. Boyd, American costume designer Michael Boyd (aviation), Air Traffic Controller See also Mike Boyd (disambiguation) Gerald Michael Boyd (1950–2006), American journalist… …   Wikipedia

  • Gerald M. Boyd — Infobox Person name = Gerald M. Boyd image size = 150px caption = birth date = birth date|1950|10|3 birth place = St. Louis, Missouri, USA death date = death date and age|2006|11|23|1950|10|3 death place = New York, New York, U.S. death cause =… …   Wikipedia

  • Gerald Long — (1923 1998) fut directeur général de l agence de presse Reuters de 1964 à 1981. Pendant 17 ans, il a mené une vigoureuse politique de diversification progressive vers les activités d information financière en direct, avant de prendre la direction …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gerald Finzi — Gerald Raphael Finzi (Londres, 14 de julio de 1901 Oxford, 27 de septiembre de 1956), fue un compositor británico de la primera mitad del siglo XX, continuador de la gran tradición inglesa que encarnaron Elgar, Parry, Stanford y Vaughan Williams …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gerald Scarfe — (né le 1er juin 1936 à St. John s Wood, Londres) est un dessinateur et caricaturiste anglais. Il est connu pour avoir travaillé avec Pink Floyd sur leur concept albu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Michael Peifer — Michael T. Peifer Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 139th district Incumbent Assumed office January 2, 2007[1] Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • Michael F. Gerber — Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 148th district Incumbent Assumed office January 4, 2005[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Henne — Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 36th district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2011 Preceded by Seth Morgan Personal details …   Wikipedia

  • Michael McGeehan — Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 173rd district Incumbent Assumed office January 1, 1991[1] Preceded by Frances Weston …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Stinziano — Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 25th district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2011 Preceded by Dan Stewart Persona …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”