Alfonso Chardy
Alfonso Nieto Chardi (April 14, 1951, Mexico City – April 9, 2024) was an American journalist. He won a Pulitzer Prize.[1]
He studied at Indiana University Bloomington. He worked for The News in Mexico City, for The Associated Press in 1974, and for United Press International. In 1980 he was hired by The Miami Herald.[2]
In 1987, he wrote articles about the Iran Contra scandal.[3]
Awards
[edit source]In 1986, as Washington Bureau correspondent for Miami Herald, he was awarded a gold medal by the Maria Moors Cabot Prize committee.[4]
He was on the team at the Miami Herald that won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of Hurricane Andrew; the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, for coverage of voter fraud in a mayoral election, and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for articles about Elian Gonzalez,[5]
- 2006: Society of Professional Journalists' Sunshine State Award in category International/War/National Security Reporting, jointly with Oscar J. Corral, for interview with Luis Posada Carriles.
References
[edit source]- ↑ Murphy, Brian (2024-04-24). "Alfonso Chardy, journalist who helped expose Iran-contra affair, dies at 72". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ↑ "Alfonso Chardy, revered Herald reporter who broke news from D.C. to the Mideast, dies". Miami Herald. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ↑ Horton, John (16 February 1985). "I HAVE BEFORE ME A CLIPPING OF A STORY BY ALFONSO CHARDY" (PDF). .cia.gov/readingroom.
- ↑ Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners via Wayback Machine
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (2024-04-24). "Alfonso Chardy, Who Helped Expose Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
External links
[edit source]- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- 1951 births
- 2024 deaths
- Journalists from Mexico City
- Associated Press reporters
- United Press International reporters
- Miami Herald people
- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners
- Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting winners
- Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting winners