Donald McNeil Jr.
Donald Gerard McNeil Jr. (born February 1, 1954 San Francisco, California) is a science and health reporter for the New York Times[1] who has reported on epidemics, including AIDS and COVID-19.
Biography
He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in rhetoric. He started at the Times in 1976 as a copy boy.[2] He left in 1979 to teach journalism at Columbia University while studying history. From 1995 to 2002, he was a foreign correspondent based in South Africa and France. In 2013, he was featured in an acclaimed documentary about AIDS drugs, Fire In the Blood.[3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he became known for his early and persistent warnings about the severity of the situation.[4]
He lives in Brooklyn. He has two daughters and a stepson.
Awards
- 2013 - Third Place, Beat reporting, American Association of Health Care Journalists[5]
- 2012 – Third Place, Beat reporting, American Association of Health Care Journalists[6]
- 2007 – Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award[7]
- 2006 – Overseas Press Club award
- 2002 – First place in foreign reporting from the National Association of Black Journalists
References
- McNeil, Donald G. (2012-06-10). "Donald G. McNeil Jr. – The New York Times". Topics.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- "Basel Institute on Governance: Philanthropy in Global Health: Speakers". Baselgovernance.org. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- Bale, Miriam (2013-09-05). "'Fire in the Blood' Spotlights AIDS in Africa". The New York Times.
- Delkic, Melina (19 March 2020). "Our Infectious Diseases Reporter on the 'Urgent' Response to the Coronavirus". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- http://healthjournalism.org/awards-winners.php?Year=2013
- http://healthjournalism.org/about-news-detail.php?id=163#.UjPAmrxcTKR
- http://www.rfkcenter.org/node/108 Archived January 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine