American journalist and author
Charles Duhigg (born 1974) is an American journalist and non-fiction author. He was a reporter forThe New York Times . He currently writes forThe New Yorker Magazine and is the author of three books:The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business ,Smarter Faster Better andSupercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. In 2013, Duhigg was the recipient of thePulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of ten articles on the business practices ofApple and other technology companies.
Early life and education [ edit ] Charles Duhigg was born in 1974 inNew Mexico . He graduated fromYale University and earned aMaster of Business Administration fromHarvard Business School .[ 1]
Duhigg is a formerLos Angeles Times staff writer. Between 2006 and 2017, he was a reporter atThe New York Times .[ 2] He currently writes forThe New Yorker Magazine .
Duhigg led a team ofNew York Times reporters who won the 2013Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles about the business practices ofApple and other technology companies.[ 3] [ 4] Duhigg wrote other series, includingToxic Waters ,[ 5] Golden Opportunities ,[ 6] and was part of the team that wroteThe Reckoning .[ 7]
Duhigg's book about the science of habit formation, titledThe Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business ,[ 8] was published by Random House on February 28, 2012. An extract was published inThe New York Times entitled "How Companies Learn Your Secrets."[ 9] The Power of Habit spent over three years onThe New York Times ' s bestseller lists.
He is also the author ofSmarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business, [ 10] which was released on March 8, 2016. It became aNew York Times Best Seller on March 27, 2016.[ 11]
In 2024, Duhigg published his third book,Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection .[ 12] It spent over 30 weeks on the New York Times's bestseller lists.
Duhigg resides inSanta Cruz, California .[ 13] His sister,Katy Duhigg , is an attorney and politician who is a member of theNew Mexico Senate .[ 14]
^ "Alumni Magazine" .Harvard Business School .Charles Duhigg (MBA '03) ^ "Charles Duhigg" .The New York Times . Retrieved2012-02-22 .^ "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Explanatory Reporting" . Pulitzer.org. Retrieved15 April 2013 .^ "2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners" .New York Times . 15 April 2013. Retrieved15 April 2013 .^ Duhigg, Charles."Toxic Waters - Series" .The New York Times . ^ Duhigg, Charles."Golden Opportunities - Series" .The New York Times . ^ Goodman, Peter S.; Morgenson, Gretchen."The Reckoning - Series" .The New York Times . ^ Duhigg, Charles (28 February 2012).The Power of Habit: Why We do What We do in Life and Business . National Geographic Books.ISBN 978-1-4000-6928-6 . ^ Duhigg, Charles (February 16, 2012)."How Companies Learn Your Secrets" .The New York Times . ^ Duhigg, Charles (2016).Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business . Random House Publishing.ISBN 978-0812993394 . ^ "Bestseller List" .The New York Times . March 27, 2016.^ "Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg — talking the talk if not walking the walk" .Financial Times . RetrievedApril 20, 2024 .^a b "B'klyn Writer Wins Award For Series on Senior Citizens" .Brooklyn Daily Eagle . June 4, 2008. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .^ Duhigg, Committee To Elect Katy."About Katy" .Committee To Elect Katy Duhigg . Retrieved2020-11-07 . ^ "Slain California editor posthumously honoured with George Polk Award" .The Hindu . Chennai, India. February 19, 2008. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .^ "Honors" .The Washington Post . March 13, 2008. Archived fromthe original (fee required) on October 26, 2012. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .^ "2008 Gerald Loeb Award Winners Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management" .Fast Company . October 28, 2011. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2019 .^ "Scripps Howard Foundation Announces National Journalism Awards Winners" .Scripps Howard Foundation . March 12, 2010. Archived fromthe original on 2010-05-01. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .^ "Complete List of Investigative Reporters and Editors Winners and Finalists" .Editor & Publisher . March 29, 2010. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Loeb Winners" .UCLA Anderson School of Management . June 29, 2009. Archived fromthe original on February 2, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2019 .^ "2010 Communication Awards" . October 14, 2010. RetrievedNovember 1, 2010 .^ "Winners: SEJ 9th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment" . October 17, 2010. Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2018. RetrievedNovember 1, 2010 .^ "SABEW Names Winners in the Best in Business Contest" .Wireless News . March 26, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2012. RetrievedMay 4, 2010 .^ "New York Times Wins Big at Deadline Club Awards Dinner" . RetrievedNovember 1, 2010 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Past Winners of the Oakes Award" . Columbia Journalism School. Archived fromthe original on January 16, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2012 .^ "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Explanatory Reporting" . Pulitzer.org. Retrieved15 April 2013 .^ "2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners" .New York Times . 15 April 2013. Retrieved15 April 2013 .^ "How You Can Harness 'The Power Of Habit'" ,Morning Edition , NPR Radio, February 27, 2012^ Duhigg, Charles (February 16, 2012)."How Companies Learn Your Secrets" .The New York Times . ^ USA Today March 2, 2012 page B1 "Even the signs have eyes these days"
Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline and/or Beat Writing (1985–2000)
1985-1989 1990-1999 2000
Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline or Beat Writing (2002)
2002
Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline Writing (2003–2007)
2003–2007 2003:Rebecca Blumenstein ,Carrick Mollenkamp ,Susan Pulliam ,Jared Sandberg ,Deborah Solomon ,Shawn Young ,Gregory Zuckerman 2004:Susanne Craig ,Ianthe Jeanne Dugan ,Theo Francis ,Kate Kelly 2005:David Barboza ,Steve Lohr ,John Markoff ,Gary Rivlin ,Andrew Ross Sorkin 2006:Michele Besso ,Peter Bothum ,Robin Brown ,Steven Church ,Ted Griffith ,Maureen Milford ,Jeff Montgomery ,Gary Soulsman ,Luladey B. Tadesse ,Christopher Yasiejko 2007:Ann Davis ,Henny Sender ,Gregory Zuckerman
Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Writing (2001, 2003–2010)
2001; 2003–2009 2010
Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting (2011–2023)
2011–2019 2011:Daniel Golden ,John Hechinger ,John Lauerman 2012:John Fauber 2013:Tom Bergin 2014:Ivan Penn 2015:Eric Lipton ,Ben Protess ,Nicholas Confessore ,Brooke Williams 2016:John Carreyrou ,Michael Siconolfi ,Christopher Weaver 2017:Joe Fox ,Len De Groot ,Emily Alpert Reyes ,David Zahniser 2018:Julia Angwin ,Hannes Grassegger ,Je Larson ,Noam Scheiber ,Ariana Tobin ,Madeleine Varner 2019:Ranjani Chakraborty ,Peter Gosselin ,Ariana Tobin 2020–2023 2020 (tie):Dominic Gates ,Mike Baker ,Steve Miletich ,Lewis Kamb 2020 (tie):Katherine Blunt ,Dave Cole ,Russell Gold ,Renée Rigdon ,Yaryna Serkez ,Rebecca Smith 2021 (tie):Jenn Abelson ,Abha Bhattarai ,Nicole Dungca ,Kimberly Kindy ,Robert Klemko ,Meryl Kornfield ,Taylor Telford 2021 (tie):Patience Haggin ,Cara Lombardo ,Dana Mattioli ,Shane Shifflett 2022:Emily Glazer ,Keach Hagey ,Jeff Horwitz ,Newley Purnell ,Justin Scheck ,Deepa Seetharaman ,Sam Schechner ,Georgia Wells 2023:Ian Allison ,Nick Baker ,Nikhilesh De ,Reiller Decker ,Sam Kessler ,Cheyene Ligon ,Sam Reynolds ,Tracy Wang
(1974–1979) (1980–1989) 1980:Cathleen Decker ,William J. Eaton ,Norman Kempster ,Penelope McMillan ,Larry Pryor ,Tom Redburn ,William C. Rempel ,Gaylord Shaw ,Bill Stall 1981:Jonathan Neumann ,Ted Gup 1982:Linda Grant ,Karen Tumulty 1983:Robert Frump 1984:Dan Morgan 1984 (HM):Ted Gup 1985:Paul Blustein 1985 (HM):Jane Applegate ,Patrick Boyle ,James Flanigan ,Linda Grant ,Michael Hiltzik ,John Lawrence ,Paul Richter ,Nancy Rivera ,Debra Whitefield 1986:Ken Auletta 1987:Kimberly Greer 1988:Daniel Hertzberg ,James B. Stewart 1989:Donald L. Barlett ,James B. Steele (1990–1999) (2000–2009) 2000:Ellen E. Schultz 2001:Ronald Campbell ,William Heisel ,Mark Katches 2002:David Heath ,Duff Wilson 2003:Alec Klein 2004:David B. Ottaway ,Joe Stephens 2005:Walt Bogdanich 2006:Ann Hardie ,Alan Judd ,Carrie Teegardin 2007:James Bandler ,Charles Forelle ,Mark Maremont ,Steve Stecklow 2008:David Barboza ,Walt Bogdanich ,Jake Hooker ,Andrew W. Lehren 2009:Jo Becker ,Julie Creswell ,Eric Dash ,Carter Dougherty ,Charles Duhigg ,Peter S. Goodman ,Stephen Labaton ,Gretchen Morgenson ,Sheryl Gay Stolberg (2010–2014) 2010:Andrew Martin ,Michael Moss 2011:Alexandra Berzon ,Douglas A. Blackmon ,Ana Campoy ,Ben Casselman ,Russell Gold ,Vanessa O'Connell 2012:Ken Bensinger 2013:Patricia Callahan ,Michael Hawthorne ,Sam Roe 2014:Barton Gellman ,Ellen Nakashima ,Laura Poitras ,Steven Rich ,Ashkan Soltani ,Craig Timberg
Previously the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism from 1985–1997
1985–2000 2000–2025 Eric Newhouse (2000)Staff of theChicago Tribune (2001) Staff ofThe New York Times (2002) Staff ofThe Wall Street Journal (2003) Kevin Helliker &Thomas M. Burton (2004)Gareth Cook (2005)David Finkel (2006)Kenneth R. Weiss ,Usha Lee McFarling &Rick Loomis (2007)Amy Harmon (2008)Bettina Boxall &Julie Cart (2009)Michael Moss & Staff ofThe New York Times (2010)Mark Johnson ,Kathleen Gallagher ,Gary Porter ,Lou Saldivar &Alison Sherwood (2011)David Kocieniewski (2012)Staff ofThe New York Times includingDavid Barboza ,Charles Duhigg ,David Kocieniewski ,Steve Lohr ,John Markoff ,David Segal ,David Streitfeld ,Hiroko Tabuchi &Bill Vlasic (2013) Eli Saslow (2014)Zachary R. Mider (2015)T. Christian Miller &Ken Armstrong (2016)International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ,McClatchy &Miami Herald (2017)Staff ofThe Arizona Republic & Staff ofUSA Today Network (2018) David Barstow ,Susanne Craig &Russ Buettne (2019)Staff ofThe Washington Post (2020) Ed Yong (2021)Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts (2021) Natalie Wolchover & Staff ofQuanta Magazine (2022)Caitlin Dickerson (2023)
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