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Mark Fritz

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Mark Fritz is a war correspondent and author. Fritz won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1995 for his stories about the Rwandan genocide. He's currently writing CRASHING IN AMERICA , a memoir.

Fritz interned at the Detroit News in 1977, which included working weekends at the city's legendary--and brutal--1300 Beubien police beat. He spent nearly six years at the Kalamazoo (Mich) Gazette. He was a staff writer for the AP from 1984-1997, and again in 2003. He also was a national wr…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern on the Detroit News police beat (the notorious 1300 Beubien precinct).

Have you ever used a typewriter?

In Iraq in 1991.

How is social media changing news?

It's giving voice to any asshole with an opinion .

Awards

Pulitzer Prize

1995 - International Reporting

Journalist Mark Fritz, sole winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for his coverage of the Rwandan genocide.