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Tuesday, October 14
6:00 PM The Depot 133 Lewis Fortenberry Dr. Oneonta, AL Free and open to the public. |
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Blount County is going to be treated to a talk by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.
He delivers the truth with humor and humanity
He delivers the truth with humor and humanity
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2018: Pulitzer Prize for Commentary that is rooted in Alabama but has a national resonance.
2020: Nieman Foundation Fellowship at Harvard 2021: Edward R. Murrow Award for his podcast "Unjustifiable" 2023: Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting 2023: Writer in Residence at Boston University 2024: Elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board He will be signing his book "Shaking the Gates of Hell." |
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John Archibald has been a journalist in the South for more than 35 years. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a voice of the deep South and what that place means to America.
Archibald is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, author of “Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution,” published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2021 and included as one of NPR’s favorite books of the year.
He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 2020-2021, and taught column writing at Harvard Summer School. While at Harvard he studied alternative storytelling and how algorithms in digital news affect perceptions of crime and contribute to polarization. He was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer for commentary. The Pulitzer Prize jury described his columns as "lyrical and courageous commentary that is rooted in Alabama but has a national resonance in scrutinizing corrupt politicians, championing the rights of women and calling out hypocrisy."
Archibald was lead reporter on the 2023 Pulitzer for Local Reporting, which examined out-of-control policing in the tiny Alabama town of Brookside, Ala. That work led prosecutors and judges to drop scores of felony charges against drivers, and convinced the Alabama Legislature to pass four laws to discourage the kind of behavior he uncovered in Brookside. The team included his son, data reporter Ramsey Archibald, along with reporter Ashley Remkus and editor Challen Stephens. The Brookside story also won national awards including the George Polk Award for local reporting, the Sidney Hillman Award for web journalism, and a Best-in-Show National Headliner Award.
Archibald is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, author of “Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution,” published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2021 and included as one of NPR’s favorite books of the year.
He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 2020-2021, and taught column writing at Harvard Summer School. While at Harvard he studied alternative storytelling and how algorithms in digital news affect perceptions of crime and contribute to polarization. He was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer for commentary. The Pulitzer Prize jury described his columns as "lyrical and courageous commentary that is rooted in Alabama but has a national resonance in scrutinizing corrupt politicians, championing the rights of women and calling out hypocrisy."
Archibald was lead reporter on the 2023 Pulitzer for Local Reporting, which examined out-of-control policing in the tiny Alabama town of Brookside, Ala. That work led prosecutors and judges to drop scores of felony charges against drivers, and convinced the Alabama Legislature to pass four laws to discourage the kind of behavior he uncovered in Brookside. The team included his son, data reporter Ramsey Archibald, along with reporter Ashley Remkus and editor Challen Stephens. The Brookside story also won national awards including the George Polk Award for local reporting, the Sidney Hillman Award for web journalism, and a Best-in-Show National Headliner Award.
