Don Van Natta, Jr.
Born	July 22, 1964 Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Occupation	Journalist, Author

Don Van Natta Jr. (born July 22, 1964) is an author and an investigative correspondent at The New York Times, where he was a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ridgewood can refer to: Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood, Ontario This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ...

He was on a six-reporter team, led by Jeff Gerth, that won the 1999 Pulitzer in National Reporting for a series of stories about American corporations that sold satellite technology with defense uses to China. And in 2002, Van Natta was one of nine reporters to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, for his work on Al Qaeda in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida) (Arabic: ‎ , translation: The Base) is an international alliance of militant jihadist organizations established by Osama bin Laden and others around the time of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989. ...

Van Natta was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He graduated in 1982 from Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey. He is a 1986 graduate of Boston University, where he won the Scarlet Key, an award given to student leaders. At BU, he served for three semesters as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Free Press, the award-winning independent daily newspaper published by students. In 2000, Boston University's College of Communication presented Van Natta with its Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2005, Boston University honored Van Natta as one of its 22 alumni to have won the Pulitzer Prize. Map highlighting Ridgewoods location within Bergen County. ... Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Don Bosco Prep) is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. ... Map highlighting Ramseys location within Bergen County. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... The Daily Free Press, an independent student newspaper at Boston University, began its run as the largest continuing publication at BU in 1970. ...

At the Times, Van Natta was the first investigative correspondent in the newspaper's history to be posted overseas. He was based in the newspaper's London bureau for nearly three years, from January 2003 until September 2005. While at the Times, he has also covered the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the deadlocked 2000 election in Florida, campaign finance and the crash of TWA Flight 800. Since September 11, 2001, Van Natta has covered terrorism and "extraordinary rendition," the C.I.A. program that kidnaps terrorism suspects abroad and sends them to third countries, where they are often tortured. In October 2005, Van Natta was one of three reporters to write a 5,800-word article about former Times reporter Judith Miller's 85 days in jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury led by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald. The article focused in detail on the handling of her case by the Times publisher, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., and top editors at the Times, including executive editor Bill Keller. Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed on July 17, 1996, about 20:31 EDT, in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. ... Judith Miller Judith P. Miller (born January 2, 1948), is an American journalist. ... Patrick J. Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960) is an American attorney and the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. ... Arthur Ochs Punch Sulzberger or often called Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ... Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is executive editor of The New York Times. ...

Prior to joining the Times in July 1995, Van Natta worked for eight years at The Miami Herald, where he was a member of a team of reporters awarded the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. Van Natta was sent by Herald editors to cover the eye of the storm in Florida City in southern Dade County. He stayed in a Comfort Inn, which was destroyed by the 165 m.p.h. winds, and he nearly lost his life. His first-person account of surviving the storm was part of the Herald's Pulitzer winning entry. While at The Herald, he won numerous national, regional and state awards, including the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel and the Investigative Reporters & Editors Gold Medal for an eight-part series called "Crime and No Punishment," which revealed Miami had the highest rate of crime but the lowest rate of punishment in America. The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company. ... Lowest pressure 922 mbar (hPa; 27. ... County slogan: Delivering Excellence Every Day Location of county in the state of Florida County Seat Miami, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 6,297 km² (2,431 mi²) 1,257 km² (485 mi²) 19. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ...

In April 2003, Van Natta published his first book, First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters from Taft to Bush (Public Affairs, ISDN: 1586480081). The non-fiction book about Presidential golf was a New York Times bestseller, and was also excerpted in the March 24, 2003 edition of Sports Illustrated, and was the cover story in the June 2003 edition of the Observer Sports Monthly in the United Kingdom. First Off the Tee was made into a documentary by the Times Discovery Channel, a show that featured interviews with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. And the book was also named a Notable Non-Fiction Book by The New York Times and one of the best sports books of the year by Sports Illustrated. Public affairs is a catch-all term that includes public policy as well as public administration, both of which are closely related to and draw upon the fields of political science as well as economics. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... Nationality  United States Birth September 10, 1929 (age 77) Latrobe, Pennsylvania Height 5 ft 10 in (1. ... Gary Jim Player (born November 1, 1935) is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the games history. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...

With his former colleague at the Times, Jeff Gerth, Van Natta has written an investigative biography about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton entitled, "Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton." It was published in June 2007 by Little, Brown and Company. Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ... Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. ...

Van Natta is now researching and writing another golf book -- a biography of Babe Zaharias to be called "Wonder Girl." The Babe biography is scheduled to be published in early 2009 by Little, Brown. ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. ...

Don Van Natta lives in northern New Jersey with his wife, Lizette Alvarez, an award-winning New York Times correspondent, and their two young daughters.

External link

An archive of Don Van Natta's articles published by The New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/n/don_van_jr_natta/index.html?inline=nyt-per