Christopher Goffard | |
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| Alma mater | Cornell University |
Christopher Goffard is aPulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, author, and podcaster.[1][2] He is a staff writer for theLos Angeles Times and was a finalist for theEdgar Allan Poe Award for theBest First Novel.[3] His podcastDirty John has been downloaded more than 50 million times.[4][5]
Goffard grew up inLos Angeles, California and graduated fromCornell University with an English degree.[6] His career first started by covering city hall, law enforcement, and court beats for TheSt. Petersburg Times. Goffard's last story forSt. Petersburg Times was "The $40 lawyer".[7] In January 2006 Goffard became a staff writer for theLos Angeles Times.
He wrote his first crime novelSnitch Jacket (2007) and was a finalist for theEdgar Allan Poe Award For Best First Novel in 2008.[8] His writing continued in 2011 with his secondnon-fiction book,You Will See Fire: A Search For Justice In Kenya (2012). Goffard's two-part series jump-started theLos Angeles Times’ first ebookA Nightmare Made Real.[9] Goffard also launched his podcastDirty John in October 2017, which was later adapted into aTV series of the same name.[10]
Goffard led the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of reporters who wrote "How Bell Hit Bottom" in 2010.[11]
In 2007, Goffard became aPulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing.[12] In 2010, he was part of the investigative reporting team covering the city officials corruption of public funds inBell, California.[13] TheLos Angeles Times won the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for public service. Goffard again became a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing in 2014 for his story "The Manhunt For Christopher Dorner".[14]
"How Bell Hit Bottom" also won theGeorge Polk Award for local reporting, theSelden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, and the American Society of News Editors Distinguished Writing Award for Local Accountability Reporting.[11]
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