Marshall Allen (journalist)

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Marshall Allen
BornMarch 20, 1972
DiedMay 19, 2024 (aged 52)
OccupationJournalist
Known for2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
SpouseSonja Allen
Children3

Marshall Allen (March 20, 1972 – May 19, 2024)[2] was an American journalist who, with Alex Richards, won the 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for reporting on patient safety in Las Vegas hospitals as a reporter at the Las Vegas Sun. The series of articles was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 2011.[3][4][5]

Life and career[edit]

Born in 1972, Allen graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, with a Master's degree in Theology. He and his wife Sonja served as missionaries associated with Young Life in Nairobi, Kenya.[6]

Allen was a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News, and the News-Press and Foothill Leader Newspapers.[7] He was a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun, from 2006 to 2011.[8] He was a 2009 Fellow of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ).[9] The "Do No Harm" project was based on data mining, and analyzing hospital records turned over to the State of Nevada.

Allen reported on health care for ProPublica[10] and taught investigative health reporting at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.[11]

Allen died of a heart attack on May 19, 2024, at the age of 52. ProPublica, his former employer, published his obituary.[12]

Works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marshall Young Allen Obituary (2024) - Keller, TX
  2. ^ Marshall Young Allen Obituary
  3. ^ Gavel, Doug (March 8, 2011). "Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun Win Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting". Harvard Kennedy School. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Las Vegas Sun's Allen and Richards win Goldsmith Prize". Shorenstein Center. March 7, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Finalist: Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of Las Vegas Sun". The Pulitzer Prizes.
  6. ^ Belz, Emily. "Died: Marshall Allen, Christian Muckraker Who Held the Health Care Industry Accountable". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "ProPublica Hires New Reporter to Join its Newsroom", PR Web, March 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Marshall Allen stories at Las Vegas Sun.
  9. ^ "Journalists selected for AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship Program", Association of Health Care Journalists, January 13, 2009.
  10. ^ Marshall Allen at ProPublica.
  11. ^ "In Memoriam: Marshall Allen". Craig Newark Graduate School of Journalism. City University of New York. May 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Grabell, Michael (May 21, 2024). "Marshall Allen, a Tenacious Health Care Journalist, Dies at 52". ProPublica. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

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