Lewis Simons
Lewis M. Simons | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Spouse | Carol Lenore Seiderman |
Lewis M. Simons (born January 9, 1939) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent on foreign affairs throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East.[1][2]
Early life
A native of Paterson, Lewis Simons was raised in New Jersey. For his post-secondary education, he attended New York University. Afterward, he attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he met his future wife Carol Lenore Seiderman. The couple married in 1965.[2]
Career
Simons began his journalistic career in 1964 as a reporter for the
Simons’ op-ed and analytical articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and the Smithsonian magazine. In 1995, Lewis Simons and Michael Zielenziger were shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for "series on the growing economic and political influence of overseas Chinese on Asia".[4] In co-author with the former United States Senator Christopher Samuel Bond, Simons published the book “The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam» in 2009.[5][6]
In 2012-2013, Simons held the endowed Snedden Chair at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks. He and his wife currently reside in Washington, DC. "Lewis M. Simons". The Daily Beast. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.</ref>[6]
Awards
- Edward R. Murrow Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (1970);[7]
- Distinguished Investigative Reporting Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors (1979);[7]
- Front Page Award (1979);[7]
- Citation for Excellence, Newspaper Guilt (1984);[7]
- Citation for Excellence, Overseas Press Club (1983);[7]
- Award for Excellence, World Affairs Council (1984, 1986, 1989, 1992);[7]
- George Polk Award (1985);[8]
- Grand Prize, Investigative Reporters and Editors (1986);[7]
- Jessie Meriton White Award (1986);[7]
- Overseas Press Club award (1987, 1992);[7]
- Gerald Loeb Award, Anderson Graduate School of Management (1993).[7]
References
- ^ a b Fischer H. D. 1987.
- ^ a b c Brennan E. A. 1999, p. 349.
- ^ Rodell P. A. 2002.
- ^ "Lewis M. Simons and Michael Zielenziger". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Lewis M. Simons". The Daily Beast. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ a b "Lewis M. Simons". Alaska World Affairs Council. 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Brennan E. A. 1999.
- ^ "Past George Polk Award winners". The George Polk Awards. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
Books
- Brennan E. A. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 666. ISBN 9781573561112.
- Fischer H. D. (1987). The Pulitzer Prize Archive: International reporting, 1928-1985. Vienna: Walter de Gruyter. p. 357. ISBN 9783598301704.
- Rodell P. A. (2002). Culture and Customs of the Philippines. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 257. ISBN 9780313304156.