Mark S. Watson

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Mark Skinner Watson (June 24, 1887 – March 25, 1966) was an American editor and correspondent for

Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 1963.

Early life and education

On June 24, 1887, Watson was born in Plattsburgh, New York. For his post-secondary education, Watson received a Bachelor of Arts from Union College in 1908.[1]

Career

During his education, Watson began his journalism career as a reporter for the

Plattsburgh Press in 1908. After leaving the newspaper in 1909, he worked for the Chicago Tribune as an overseas correspondent until 1917. While with Chicago, he briefly was the director of publicity for the Panama–California Exposition from 1914 to 1915.[1] Upon ending his correspondence position, Watson served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1920 as an intelligence officer.[2][3] After World War I, Watson was a managing editor for the Ladies' Home Journal in 1920 before joining The Baltimore Sun that year.[2]

With Baltimore, Watson started as an assistant managing editor in 1920 before being named the Sunday edition editor in 1927.[2] In 1939, Watson began writing stories on World War II before becoming a military correspondent for the Baltimore newspaper in 1941. During the war, Watson reported on the war in North Africa and Europe before returning to the United States Army in 1944.[4] After the end of the Second World War, Watson wrote additional military stories for the Baltimore Sun until 1966. Some of the topics that Watson covered during this time period included the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, the debut of the first nuclear submarine, and the Korean War.[5][3]

Awards and honors

During his tenure with the Baltimore Sun, Watson was awarded the 1945

Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International.[6] He later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.[3]

Personal life

Watson died on March 25, 1966, in

Baltimore, Maryland.[7] He was married and had two children.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Rothe, Anne, ed. (1947). "Watson, Mark S(kinner)". Current biography Who's News and Why 1946. H.W. Wilson Company. p. 626.
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  4. ^ Rothe 1947, p. 627–28
  5. ^ Rothe 1947, p. 628
  6. ^ "Mark S. Watson of The Baltimore Sun". Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Mark S. Watson Is Dead at 75; Noted Military Affairs Reporter". The New York Times. March 26, 1966. p. 29. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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