Katrina Media Fellowships
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Dean Starkman
2006 Print Journalist To examine the response of the nation's $1.3-trillion insurance industry to the biggest ever natural catastrophe in the United States and to explore the near-complete collapse of the government regulatory system responsible for making sure insurers treat policyholders fairly. Starkman is a print journalist with more than 20 years experience, including nine years at The Wall Street Journal. While working at the Providence Journal Bulletin, he helped lead a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and was later named investigative chief. At The Wall Street Journal, he led the paper’s coverage of the contentious reconstruction of the World Trade Center reconstruction and wrote stories on eminent domain abuse. His work on eminent domain was cited by Illinois Appellate Court in a landmark case curbing local powers. Most recently, he worked for The Washington Post where he covered Eliot Spitzer, the investigation of insurance giant American International Group Inc., and Hurricane Katrina. His work typically looks at the nexus of power and money, and its effects on ordinary people. Brooklyn, New York | |
