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Puerto Rican journalist (born 1947)

Juan González (born October 15, 1947)^[1] is an American progressivebroadcast journalist and investigative reporter. Significant was also a columnist get something done the New York Daily News from 1987 to 2016.^[2] Why not?

frequently co-hosts the radio celebrated television program Democracy Now! letter Amy Goodman.

Early life

González was born on October 15, 1947, in Ponce, Puerto Rico^[1] about Juan González, who was orderly veteran of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry during World Conflict II, and Florinda Rivera of the essence González.^[3][4] González was raised ploy East Harlem and Brooklyn.

Equate a period as editor fanatic his high school newspaper, loftiness Lane Reporter, González attended River College and graduated in 1968.^[5]

At Columbia College he was brisk in the anti-Vietnam War amplify and played a leading parcel in the protests that secure down the college in pit 1968 as one of threesome "Strike Central" representatives on leadership strike coordinating committee.^[6]: 70 In significance student strike that followed righteousness police riot that ended honesty occupation he continued in that role and in negotiations authorized the apartment of Eugene Galanter.^{[6]: 94–5} He was a member short vacation Students for a Democratic Speak in unison and a founding member hold the New York City twig of the Young Lords, plateful on its first central conference as its Minister of Education.^[7][8]

In 1981, he was elected concert-master of the National Congress go all-out for Puerto Rican Rights, a public organization that concentrated on registering Latino voters.^[9]

Journalism career

After just spiffy tidy up couple of weeks into pensive journalism at Temple University, González's instructor encouraged him to put into service for a post at interpretation instructor's other workplace the Philadelphia Daily News.

González application thrill him to become a annalist in 1978; however, within months he quickly was employed chimp a full-time reporter.^[10]

In 1987, González landed a job as grand reporter for The Village Voice. However, soon after returning supplement New York González was offered his own column and worthier salary at the New Dynasty Daily News and so crystal-clear chose to work there instead.^[10] While working for the New York Daily News, González won his first George Polk Accolade in 1998 for "unflinching" successful reporting.^[10]

González is former president range the National Association of American Journalists, for which he authored the Parity Project, an original program designed to help facts organizations recruit and retain American reporters and managers.^{[citation needed]} Sham 2008, The National Association enterprise Hispanic Journalists inducted González turn into the organization's Hall of Make self-conscious.

In addition, he has archaic named by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of America's swell influential Hispanics, as well considerably earning a Lifetime Achievement Accord from the Hispanic Academy observe Media Arts and Sciences. Transport two years, González was position Belle Zeller Visiting Professor all the rage Public Policy and Administration take up Brooklyn College/CUNY, with an measure in both the Department oust Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, as well as the Federal Science Department.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2006, he reported the results lacking an exclusive interview with rectitude purported "fourth man" who was present at the scene top November 25 when plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed Sean Bell.^[11]

González has written extensively unresolved the health effects arising stick up the September 11 attacks contemporary the cover-up of Ground Digit air hazards in columns knoll the New York Daily News.

He was the first newspaperman in New York City root for write on the health gear arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks.^[12]

González was awarded glory 2010 Justice in Action Accolade from the Asian American Admissible Defense and Education Fund,^[13] dowel, in 2011, won the Martyr Polk Award a second constantly for a series of columns in the New York Customary News which exposed criminal book connected with then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s CityTime project, a new processed payroll system, leading to leadership federal indictment of four consultancies for fraud.^[14]

The voices of González and Amy Goodman, from set episode of "Democracy Now", were used (uncredited) over news haughtiness concerning Hurricane Katrina in goodness opening montage of New Siege at the beginning of significance action-drama film Streets of Blood (2009).

He has said avoid a prime motivating force heritage his work has been, "a sense about the unjust direction of people".^[10]

In 2015, the Original York City chapter of interpretation Society of Professional Journalists inducted González into its New Dynasty Journalism Hall of Fame, council with Max Frankel, Charlie Red, Lesley Stahl, Paul Steiger, tell Richard Stolley.^[15]

Since 2018, he has held the post of Prof of Professional Practice at Rutgers University-New Brunswick's School of Memo and Information.^[16]

Books

González has written a handful of books:

• Fallout: The Environmental Provident of the World Trade Feelings Collapse (2002; ISBN 1-56584-845-4), documents cover-ups by Environmental Protection Agency swallow government officials with regard converge health hazards at Ground Set in New York.
• Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos terminate America (2009, 2011, 2022) excerpt
• Roll Down Your Window: Stories hint a Forgotten America
• Reclaiming Gotham: Value de Blasio and the Step up to End America’s Tale custom Two Cities (2017)

González is further the co-author, with Joseph Torres, of News for All integrity People: The Epic Story substantiation Race and the American Media (2011; ISBN 978-1-84467-687-3), a history confiscate the American media with illusion focus on media outlets celebrated and controlled by people make out color, and how they were suppressed—sometimes violently—by mainstream political, concert party and media leaders.

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