American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2003) Winner
Jack Newfield
ジャック・ニューフィールド
Jakku Nyūfīrudo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-02-18 （Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, United States）
- Died
- 2004-12-20 （New York City, United States） age 66
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bedford–Stuyvesant (Brooklyn) → Greenwich Village (Charlton Street) → New York City (majority of life)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, columnist, author, documentary filmmaker, activist
- Active Years
- 1960-2004
- Influenced By
- Lincoln Steffens, Jacob Riis, I.F. Stone, Michael Harrington
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys High School (Brooklyn) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Hunter College | School of Journalism | Journalism | B.A. | 1956–1960 | United States |
Boys High School (Brooklyn)
Country:
United States
Completed secondary education (source: Wikipedia)
Hunter College
School of Journalism
/ Journalism
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1956–1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United States
B.A. in Journalism. Wrote for student newspaper while attending.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | George Polk Award (Political Reporting) | — | 政治報道 | Center for Investigative Reporting | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Emmy Award | Don King: Only in America (HBO) | テレビ映画/ドキュメンタリー | Emmy Awards | 受賞（製作・脚色として関与） |
| 2003 | American Book Award | The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania | ノンフィクション | Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards) | 受賞 |
| 1986 | New York State Bar Association Special Award | Series on wrongly convicted Bobby McLaughlin | 弁護士会特別賞 | New York State Bar Association | 受賞 |
George Polk Award (Political Reporting)
1979
Category:
政治報道
Organization:
Center for Investigative Reporting
Result:
受賞
Emmy Award
1997
Work:
Don King: Only in America (HBO)
Category:
テレビ映画/ドキュメンタリー
Organization:
Emmy Awards
Result:
受賞（製作・脚色として関与）
American Book Award
2003
Work:
The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards)
Result:
受賞
New York State Bar Association Special Award
1986
Work:
Series on wrongly convicted Bobby McLaughlin
Category:
弁護士会特別賞
Organization:
New York State Bar Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Prophetic Minority
1966 Non-fiction (politics / civil rights) 212 pagesA first-hand account and analysis of the early 1960s civil rights movement and the rise of SNCC.
civil rights movementcivil disobediencestudent activism
Robert Kennedy: A Memoir
1969 Biography / Non-fiction 318 pagesA memoir of Newfield's association with Robert F. Kennedy, including his time traveling with Kennedy and reflections on the campaign and assassination.
political biographyAmerican politicsassassination and its aftermath
Adaptations
- [documentary film] Robert Kennedy: A Memoir (documentary) / 共同執筆・共監督（Jack Newfield 関与） (1988)
Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King
1995 Non-fiction (biography / investigative) 352 pagesAn investigative account of boxing promoter Don King, later adapted into an HBO biopic.
boxingpower and criminalityAmerican promotional culture
Adaptations
- [TV film (HBO)] Don King: Only in America / John Herzfeld (1997)
The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania
2002 Non-fiction (political critique) 176 pagesA critical account of Rudy Giuliani's mayoralty and persona, analyzing New York City politics.
urban politicscorruptionlocal governance
Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist
2002 Memoir / Autobiography 336 pagesAn upbeat memoir recounting Newfield's upbringing as a working-class journalist and his reporting career.
autobiographyjournalismlabor movement
Bibliography
- A Prophetic Minority (1966)
- Robert Kennedy: A Memoir (1969)
- Bread and Roses Too: Reporting About America (1971)
- Cruel and Unusual Justice (1974)
- The Education of Jack Newfield (1984)
- City for Sale (1988, co-authored)
- Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King (1995)
- The Full Rudy (2002)
- Somebody's Gotta Tell It (2002)
- American Monsters (2004, co-authored)
Adaptations
- Don King: Only in America (HBO TV film)
- Robert Kennedy: A Memoir (documentary)
- City of Rich and Poor (PBS documentary, 2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- advocacy journalisminvestigative reportingmuckraking style aimed at popular audiences
- Recurring Motifs
- urban life and urban politicslabor unions and workers' rightscorruption and oversight of governmentprofessional boxing and labor issues in sport
Health
-
kidney cancer2004（罹患期間の詳細は不明）Died of kidney cancer; he continued working until late in life.
Legacy
Jack Newfield was a prominent muckraking and advocacy journalist whose investigative reporting on urban corruption, lead poisoning and wrongful convictions influenced public policy. Hunter College honors his legacy with a named professorship and archives hold his papers.
Academic Societies
- The Silurians Press Club
Archives
- The Jack Newfield Collection (Brooklyn College Library)
- Hunter College holdings related to the Jack Newfield Professorship
In Popular Culture
- The HBO TV film 'Don King: Only in America' was based on Newfield's reporting and book.
Quotes
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The point is not to confuse objectivity with truth.
Source: Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist (autobiography) (2002) -
Compassion without anger can become merely sentiment or pity. Knowledge without anger can stagnate into mere cynicism and apathy.
Source: Jack Newfield (articles / essays)
Trivia
- Famous anecdote: during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago he allegedly threw a typewriter from a hotel window at police beating demonstrators.
- Arrested in 1963 at a sit-in in the South and spent two days in a Mississippi jail.
- Lived for many years on Charlton Street in Greenwich Village.
- Hunter College established the Jack Newfield Professorship in his honor.