Marine Corps Times
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Marine Corps Times (
Marine Corps Times is published by the Sightline Media Group, which is a part of
History
Marine Corps Times traces its roots to the 1940s, when Army Times, founded by Mel Ryder, had reporters covering the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Army Air Forces. The Army Times Publishing Company later added Air Force Times, Navy Times, and, in 1999, Marine Corps Times.[4]
Marine Corps Times writer C. Mark Brinkley was among the first journalists to embed with ground troops in
In 2005, Marine Corps Times received an Associated Press Managing Editors association Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Public Service[6] in the under-40,000 circulation category for its investigative story on the recall of body armor.
Marine Corps Times and Brinkley were also responsible for exposing
In November 2010, senior writer Dan Lamothe broke the news that the Marine Corps had recommended former Cpl. Dakota Meyer for the Medal of Honor,[9] the nation's highest award for valor, for bravery in Afghanistan in September 2009. Meyer's case was approved in July 2011,[10] making him the first living Marine to receive the medal since the Vietnam War.
In spring 2011, Lamothe received the
In fall 2011, Lamothe and staff photographer Thomas Brown received honorable mention from the Military Reporters and Editors organization for their blogging from the battlefield during the same embedded assignment.[12] They finished behind The New York Times in MRE's online interactive award category.
Personnel
Current employees include:
- Andrew Tilghman, executive editor
- Andrea Scott, editor
- Shawn Snow, senior reporter
- Todd South, ground combat reporter
- Leo Shane III, Capitol Hill bureau chief
See also
References
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- ^ Stanley, Alessandra. (2001-11-28) A NATION CHALLENGED - THE MEDIA - Marines Land in Afghanistan With Panache, Semper Fi and Press Tagging Along. NYTimes.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ^ Fort Lauderdale, Charleston, Marine Corps newspapers exhibit public service – APME – Associated Press Media Editors. APME. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ^ "armytimes.com". Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
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- ^ MCT: Marine Nominated fof MOH[clarification needed] Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MCT: MOH Approved Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Reporter recognized for combat coverage". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Marine Corps Times cited for combat coverage". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved February 24, 2014.