'''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
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