'''Morton Mintz''' is a renowned Investigative_journalist who in his early years (1946-1958) reported for two St. Louis newspapers, the Star-Times and the Globe-Democrat; and then, most notably The_Washington_Post (1958-1988). He exposed such scandals as Thalidomide and the Dalkon_Shield. ==Awards== *Columbia Journalism Award, Columbia University (1983) *Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Award for Public Service (twice) *Playboy Foundation's Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for Lifetime Achievement *Worth Bingham Memorial Award *Heywood Broun Memorial Award *Raymond Clapper Memorial Award *George Polk Memorial Award ==Books== ===Authored (4) === *''At Any Cost: Corporate Greed, Women, and the Dalkon Shield'' (1985) *''The Pill: An Alarming Report'' (1970) *''By prescription only: A report on the roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, pharmaceutical manufacturers, ... may be worthless, injurious, or even lethal'' (1967) *''The therapeutic nightmare: A report on the roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, pharmaceutical manufacturers ..'' (1965) ===Co-authored (5)=== * ''America, Inc.: Who Owns and Operates the United States'' (1971), with Jerry S. Cohen * ''Power, Inc.'' (1976), with Jerry S. Cohen *''Quotations from President Ron'' (1987), with Margaret Mintz ==External links/References== * Morton Mintz home page: | Morton Mintz - Biography * Mort Wants To Know: Tompaine.com series on questions the press should but doesn't ask of federal candidates | Excerpts {{Journalist-stub}}