Goldsmith Book Prize
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Edition 10 (2003) Winner
Robert G. Kaiser
ロバート・ジー・カイザー
Robert G. Kaiser
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-04-07 （Washington, D.C., United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → London (as correspondent) → Saigon (as correspondent) → Moscow (as correspondent)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, editor, author
- Active Years
- 1963-2014
- Affiliations
- The Washington Post
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| London School of Economics | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Yale University
Country:
United States
Worked as a summer intern at The Washington Post while a student
London School of Economics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Goldsmith Book Prize (Harvard) | The News About the News | — | Harvard University | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Overseas Press Club Award (best foreign correspondence) | Dispatches from Moscow | — | Overseas Press Club | 受賞 |
| 2003 | National Press Club Award (best diplomatic reporting) | Diplomatic reporting | — | National Press Club | 受賞 |
Goldsmith Book Prize (Harvard)
2002
Work:
The News About the News
Organization:
Harvard University
Result:
受賞
Overseas Press Club Award (best foreign correspondence)
1975
Work:
Dispatches from Moscow
Organization:
Overseas Press Club
Result:
受賞
National Press Club Award (best diplomatic reporting)
2003
Work:
Diplomatic reporting
Organization:
National Press Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cold Winter, Cold War
1974 history / international relationsA reportage and analysis on international conditions during the Cold War.
Cold Warinternational politics
Russia, The People and the Power
1976 politics / reportageA book based on reporting that depicts the Soviet/Russian political system and society.
USSRpolitical structures
Great American Dreams
1978 non-fiction / cultural commentaryA co-authored examination of the American dream and social change.
American culturesocial change
Russia from the Inside
1980 reportage / historyA record of observations inside the USSR based on on-the-ground reporting (co-authored).
inside the USSRon-the-ground reporting
Why Gorbachev Happened
1991 political historyAn analysis of the background and factors that led to Gorbachev's rise.
Soviet reformleadership
The Geography of Nationalism in Russia and the USSR
1994 scholarly / geopoliticsA scholarly work addressing the geographic aspects of nationalism in Russia and the USSR.
nationalismgeopolitics
The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril
2002 journalism / commentaryAn examination of problems and crises facing American journalism (co-authored with Leonard Downie Jr.).
media criticismcrisis in reporting
So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government
2009 politics / investigative reportingAn investigative account of the rise of lobbying and its impact on American politics, based on interviews with insiders.
lobbyingpolitical corruption
Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
2013 politics / institutional analysisAn insider look at the congressional legislative process, highlighting institutional strengths and weaknesses.
legislative processinstitutional critique
Bibliography
- Cold Winter, Cold War (1974)
- Russia, The People and the Power (1976)
- Great American Dreams (with Jon Lowell, 1978)
- Russia from the Inside (with Hannah Jopling Kaiser, 1980)
- Why Gorbachev Happened (1991)
- The Geography of Nationalism in Russia and the USSR (1994)
- The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril (with Leonard Downie Jr., 2002)
- So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government (2009)
- Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fact-based, explanatory prose grounded in reportinginvestigative and analytical approach
- Recurring Motifs
- mechanisms of powerinstitutional dysfunctionmedia and democracy
Legacy
Through long editorial and reporting work at The Washington Post, he influenced U.S. political reporting and media criticism. He is recognized for investigative reporting on lobbying and the legislative process, and for an early 1992 memo that presaged digital-era challenges for newspapers.
Academic Societies
- National Press Club
Trivia
- His father was diplomat Philip M. Kaiser (ambassador to Senegal and Austria).
- His brother is journalist Charles Kaiser.
- Wrote a prescient 1992 memo about the digital future of newspapers, influencing The Washington Post's early digital strategy.
- Retired from The Washington Post in 2014 after more than 50 years at the paper.
- The News About the News won Harvard's Goldsmith Book Prize in 2002.