William Broad | |
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 William Broad in 2005 | |
| Born | William J. Broad March 7, 1951 (1951-03-07) (age 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Occupation | Science journalist |
| Known for | Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War Betrayers of the Truth |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize[1] Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award Emmy Award |
| Website | www |
William J. Broad (born March 7, 1951) is an Americanscience journalist, author and a Senior Writer atThe New York Times.[2]
Broad was born on March 7, 1951. He earned amaster's degree from theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1977.[3]
Broad is the author or co-author of eight books, includingGerms: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War (Simon & Schuster, 2001) which was a number-oneNew York Times Best Seller. His other titles includeBetrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science (co-written withNicholas Wade, Simon & Schuster, 1982),Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception (Simon & Schuster, 1992),The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea (Simon & Schuster, 1997), andThe Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards (Simon & Schuster, 2012). His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His work focuses on the social repercussions of science.[3]
In 2009, he received criticism for an article on the sustainability of theblue grenadier fish from representatives of theNew Zealand fishing industry.[4]
Broad has won two sharedPulitzer Prizes, anNews and Documentary Emmy Award, and anAlfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award. The 1986Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism recognizedNew York Times staff coverage ofU.S. antimissile defense in space, or Star Wars: "a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars'."[5] The 1987Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting recognizedNew York Times staff coverage of theSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster: "the aftermath of the Challenger explosion, which included stories that identified serious flaws in the shuttle's design and in the administration of America's space program."[6] In 2002, thePBSNova documentaryBioterror won aNews and Documentary Emmy Award; it detailed the threat ofbioterrorism and featured the work of Broad and his fellow co-authors ofGerms.[7] In 2005 he andNew York Times colleagueDavid E. Sanger were Pulitzer finalists in the Explanatory Reporting category for their aggressive reporting and lucid writing that cast light on the shadowy process ofnuclear proliferation".[8] In 2007, he shared aDuPont Award (with theNew York Times team,Investigation Discovery andCanadian Broadcasting Corporation) from theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism for the documentary,Nuclear Jihad: Can Terrorists Get the Bomb?[9]
Some of Broad's works are reviewed in:
