Joseph Hallinan
Encyclopedia
Joseph T. "Joe" Hallinan is an award-winning journalist and author. He has written extensively on the criminal justice system in the United States
.
While a journalist with the Indianapolis Star
he and Susan M. Headden shared the 1991
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
"for their shocking series on medical malpractice
in the state." Hallinan was named a Nieman Fellow
at Harvard
. He has written Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation (2001).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
While a journalist with the Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Star is a morning daily newspaper that began publishing on June 6, 1903. It has won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting twice, in 1975 and 1991. It is currently owned by the Gannett Company.-History:...
he and Susan M. Headden shared the 1991
1991 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1991. The year was significant because not only were awards given for all categories, but two separate awards were given for International Reporting.- Journalism awards :*Public Service:...
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism...
"for their shocking series on medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...
in the state." Hallinan was named a Nieman Fellow
Nieman Fellowship
The Nieman Fellowship is an award given to mid-career journalists by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. This award allows winners time to reflect on their careers and focus on honing their skills....
at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He has written Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation (2001).
Books
- Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, And Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
- Going Up The River: Travels in a Prison Nation
External links
- Everybody Wants One , a New York Times review of Going Up the River.