Dan Fagin

Dan Fagin

Dan Fagin (born February 1, 1963 in Oklahoma City ) is an American journalist, writer and journalism lecturer who mainly deals with environmental and health topics. In 2014 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the General Non-Fiction category for his non-fiction book Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation .

childhood and education

Fagin grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from high school there. One of his school friends was Blake Bailey , who embarked on a career in writing similar to Fagin. Fagin then studied at Dartmouth College , graduating in 1985. While in college he was editor of The Dartmouth , the daily college newspaper.

Professional career

After graduating, Fagin worked for Newsday for 14 years , where he wrote mostly on environmental issues. He was a member of two teams of reporters who were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for their articles . In 2003, he received the Science Journalism Award , which is presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science , for his reports on cancer epidemiology . He also received the Science-in-Society Award from the National Association of Science Writers for these articles .

Since 2005, Fagin has taught at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University and he is the director of New York University Science, Health and Environmental Reporting. In 2014 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the non-fiction category for his non-fiction book Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation . Toms River deals with an environmental scandal in Toms River , New Jersey caused by chemical industry. The burdens began in the 1950s when a US subsidiary of the Swiss chemical company, which later operated under the name Ciba AG , settled in the small town. The company produced organic coloring agents , the production of which is associated with a particularly high amount of toxic waste. The production polluted the groundwater and air with chemicals. In addition, there was the improper disposal of chemical waste, which contaminated numerous drinking water wells. In parallel to the description of the coincidences through which this environmental scandal was noticed, how the residents of Toms River dealt with it and the struggle of the families concerned for compensation, Fagin also goes into detail on the development of epidemiology and how it contributed to the connection between chemical Detect exposure and cancers.

Private life

Dan Fagin is married to reporter Alison Frankel. They have two children together.

Single receipts

1. ↑ The 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Nonfiction . Pulitzer Prize. April 14, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
2. ↑ Russ Zimmer: Author of 'Toms River' wins Pulitzer . In: APP . April 14, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
3. ^ ^{A b} Raymond Ken: Oklahoma City native Dan Fagin wins Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction . In: The Oklahoman , April 20, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014. 
4. ↑ 2003 AAAS Science Journalism Awards Recipients Named . American Association for the Advancement of Science . November 25, 2003. Archived from the original on December 28, 2003. Retrieved on May 2, 2014.
5. ^ Richard L Hill: NASW Awards Laud Critical, Probing Writing . National Association of Science Writers . 2004. Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
6. ^ Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute , New York University
7. ^ Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program , NYU

Web links

• Official website of Dan Fagin
• New York Times Article in the New York Times by Fagin on parallels in the development of the chemical industry between Basel in the 19th century, Cincinnati, Toms River and China.
• Scientific American article by Fagin on epidemiology in China
• NPR interview with Fagin and other journalists about the importance of environmental reporting.