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'''Jean Heller''' is |
'''Jean Heller''' is an American writer and former investigative journalist. She is best known for publishing the news of the [[Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male|Tuskegee syphilis study]] in 1972,<ref name="Tuskegee">{{cite web | title = America's Dirty Little Secret| url = http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/Story.asp?s=1207541 | accessdate = 2007-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Jean | last = Heller |title = Syphilis . While Jean Heller published the story, it was social worker Peter Buxtun, a former employee of the United States Public Health Service who was the whistleblower responsible for ending the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. Victims in the U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 Years | work= [[New York Times]] | date = July 26, 1972 | pages = 1, 8}}</ref> and reporting that the [[United States]] claims of an [[Iraq]]i buildup on the [[Saudi Arabia]]n border during the [[Gulf War]] in 1990 was not accurate.<ref name="foic">{{cite web|work=Guardian News |title=No casus belli? Invent one! |url=http://foi.missouri.edu/polinfoprop/nocasusbelli.html |accessdate=2007-11-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608070721/http://foi.missouri.edu/polinfoprop/nocasusbelli.html |archivedate=2007-06-08 }}</ref><ref name="gulfwar">{{cite news | last = Heller | first = Jean | title = Photos don't show buildup | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50586247.html?dids=50586247:50586247&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+6%2C+1991&author=JEAN+HELLER&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.A&desc=Photos+don%27t+show+buildup | work=St. Petersburg Times | date=1991-01-06}}</ref> She has reported for the ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'' and the [[Associated Press]]. |
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== Education == |
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Jean Heller graduated from The [[Ohio State University]] School of Journalism in 1964. |
Jean Heller graduated from The [[Ohio State University]] School of Journalism in 1964. |
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== Career == |
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In 1972, whistleblower [[Peter Buxtun]] provided Heller with evidence that, for four decades, people enrolled in the [[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee]] study had been deliberately denied treatment for [[syphilis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breed |first=Allen G |date=2022-07-25 |title=How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story |url=https://apnews.com/article/tuskegee-study-experiment-syphilis-7743bd8c7d51fe0ef9a855b4bec69b1f |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> Years later, Heller called the story "one of the grossest violations of human rights I can imagine".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/16/youve-got-bad-blood-the-horror-of-the-tuskegee-syphilis-experiment/|title='You've got bad blood': The horror of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment|last=Brown|first=DeNeen L.|date=16 May 2017|website=Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Her article exposing the unethical study was published in the ''[[Washington Star]]'' on July 25, 1972, and it became front-page news in the ''[[New York Times]]'' the following day. The exposé earned Heller the [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]], the Raymond Clapper Award, and the [[George Polk Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=AP Reporter Wins Journalism Award |url=https://newspapers.com/image/66234409/?terms=kennedy%2Bjournalism%2Baward |newspaper=[[Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph]] |date=April 26, 1973 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |page=10-D |volume=102 |issue=32673 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
In 1972, whistleblower [[Peter Buxtun]] provided Heller with evidence that, for four decades, people enrolled in the [[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee]] study had been deliberately denied treatment for [[syphilis]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Breed |first=Allen G |date=2022-07-25 |title=How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story |url=https://apnews.com/article/tuskegee-study-experiment-syphilis-7743bd8c7d51fe0ef9a855b4bec69b1f |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> Years later, Heller called the story "one of the grossest violations of human rights I can imagine".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/16/youve-got-bad-blood-the-horror-of-the-tuskegee-syphilis-experiment/|title='You've got bad blood': The horror of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment|last=Brown|first=DeNeen L.|date=16 May 2017|website=Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Her article exposing the unethical study was published in the ''[[Washington Star]]'' on July 25, 1972, and it became front-page news in the ''[[New York Times]]'' the following day. The exposé earned Heller the [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]], the Raymond Clapper Award, and the [[George Polk Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=AP Reporter Wins Journalism Award |url=https://newspapers.com/image/66234409/?terms=kennedy%2Bjournalism%2Baward |newspaper=[[Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph]] |date=April 26, 1973 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |page=10-D |volume=102 |issue=32673 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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Heller also writes the ''Deuce Mora'' series of novels, which feature a fictional Chicago newspaper columnist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/books/jean-heller-and-cheryl-hollon-bring-back-engaging-mystery-series-20181108/|title=Jean Heller and Cheryl Hollon bring back engaging mystery series|last=Bancroft|first=Colette|date=7 November 2018|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> |
Heller also writes the ''Deuce Mora'' series of novels, which feature a fictional Chicago newspaper columnist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/books/jean-heller-and-cheryl-hollon-bring-back-engaging-mystery-series-20181108/|title=Jean Heller and Cheryl Hollon bring back engaging mystery series|last=Bancroft|first=Colette|date=7 November 2018|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Heller lives in North Carolina.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 12:52, 25 July 2022
Jean Heller is an American writer and former investigative journalist. She is best known for publishing the news of the Tuskegee syphilis study in 1972,[1][2] and reporting that the United States claims of an Iraqi buildup on the Saudi Arabian border during the Gulf War in 1990 was not accurate.[3][4] She has reported for the St. Petersburg Times, Newsday and the Associated Press.
Education
Jean Heller graduated from The Ohio State University School of Journalism in 1964.
Career
In 1972, whistleblower Peter Buxtun provided Heller with evidence that, for four decades, people enrolled in the Tuskegee study had been deliberately denied treatment for syphilis.[5] Years later, Heller called the story "one of the grossest violations of human rights I can imagine".[6] Her article exposing the unethical study was published in the Washington Star on July 25, 1972, and it became front-page news in the New York Times the following day. The exposé earned Heller the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the Raymond Clapper Award, and the George Polk Award.[7]
Heller also writes the Deuce Mora series of novels, which feature a fictional Chicago newspaper columnist.[8]
Personal life
Heller lives in North Carolina.[5]
References
- ^ "America's Dirty Little Secret". Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Heller, Jean (July 26, 1972). "Syphilis . While Jean Heller published the story, it was social worker Peter Buxtun, a former employee of the United States Public Health Service who was the whistleblower responsible for ending the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. Victims in the U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 Years". New York Times. pp. 1, 8.
- ^ "No casus belli? Invent one!". Guardian News. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Heller, Jean (1991-01-06). "Photos don't show buildup". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ a b Breed, Allen G (2022-07-25). "How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Brown, DeNeen L. (16 May 2017). "'You've got bad blood': The horror of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "AP Reporter Wins Journalism Award". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. Vol. 102, no. 32673. Associated Press. April 26, 1973. p. 10-D. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bancroft, Colette (7 November 2018). "Jean Heller and Cheryl Hollon bring back engaging mystery series". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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