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Alex Kotlowitz
American journalist, author, and filmmaker (born 1955)
Alex Kotlowitz (born March 31, 1955)[1] is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker.
Alex biography kotlowitz
His 1991 book There Are No Children Here was a national bestseller and received the Christopher Award and Helen Bernstein Award. He is a two-time recipient of both the Peabody Award and the Dupont Award for journalism. He co-produced the 2011 documentary The Interrupters, based on his New York Times Magazine article, which received an Independent Spirit Award and Emmy Award.[2][3][4][5]
Biography
Kotlowitz was raised in New York City, the son of former New York public television executive and former Harper's Magazine editor Robert Kotlowitz.[6] Kotlowitz received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and is an alumnus of the Ragdale Foundation.
His first journalism job was at a small alternative weekly in Lansing, Michigan. He currentl