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'''Lisa Chedekel''' is an award-winning investigative journalist. In 1999 she was on a team of reporters that won a [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]]. She was an [[investigative journalist]], for the ''Hartford Courant''<ref>http://www.healingcombattrauma.com/2008/08/lisa-chedekel-veteran-reporter-on-veterans-issues-to-take-buyout.html</ref> whose stories on military mental health care won a number of national awards, including a 2007 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2002, she was one of a few American journalists to visit and report from Saudi Arabia. She continues to write for media publications in the New England area. In December 2010, she co-founded the Connecticut Health Investigative Team (www.c-hit.org), a non-profit investigative news service focusing on health and safety.
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'''Lisa Sharon Chedekel''' (November 19, 1960 – January 12, 2018) was an [[Americans|American]] [[investigative journalist]].

==Life and career==
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Chedekel graduated from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Emma|url=http://wesleyanargus.com/2007/04/20/lisa-chedekel-%E2%80%9982-nominated-for-pulitzer-for-investigative-reports|title=Lisa Chedekel '82 nominated for Pulitzer for investigative reports|publisher=The Wesleyan Argus|accessdate=November 7, 2013}}</ref> She attended [[Phillips Academy]] in her hometown, [[Andover, Massachusetts]].

At the ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' in 1998 she was on a team that provided "clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors, then himself," and won the following year's [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]] with that citation.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/staff-42 |website=The Pulitzer Prizes |access-date=April 3, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Still at the ''Courant'' in 2006, she wrote stories about military mental health care which won national awards. She and [[Matthew Kauffman]] were finalists for the Investigative Reporting Pulitzer, citing "their in-depth reports on suicide among American soldiers in Iraq, leading to congressional and military action to address mental health problems raised in the stories."<ref name=finalist/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healingcombattrauma.com/2008/08/lisa-chedekel-veteran-reporter-on-veterans-issues-to-take-buyout.html|title=Lisa Chedekel, Veteran Reporter on Veterans Issues, Allegedly to Take Courant Buyout|publisher=Healing Combat Trauma|date=August 9, 2008|accessdate=November 7, 2013}}</ref>

In 2002, she was one of a few American journalists to visit and report from [[Saudi Arabia]]. In December 2010, she co-founded the Connecticut Health Investigative Team, a non-profit investigative news service focusing on health and safety.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}


On January 12, 2018, Chedekel died at the age of 57 from cancer, leaving two children, Bernard and Evelyn, and her wife, Isabel Morais.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-lisa-chedekel-obit-20180112-story.html|title=Lisa Chedekel, An Accomplished, Dogged Journalist, Dies At 57|first=Vinny|last=Vella|website=Courant.com|date=January 13, 2018 |accessdate=January 20, 2018}}</ref>
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She graduated from [[Wesleyan University]], in 1982.<ref>http://wesleyanargus.com/2007/04/20/lisa-chedekel-%E2%80%9982-nominated-for-pulitzer-for-investigative-reports/</ref> She attended Phillips Academy in Andover, her hometown.


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2007 [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting]] finalist
* 2007 finalist, [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting]]<ref name=finalist>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Investigative-Reporting "Investigative Reporting"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved November 6, 2013.</ref>
* 2006 [[George Polk Award]]
* 2006 [[George Polk Award]]
* 2006 [[Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting]]
* 2006 [[Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting]]
* 2006 [[Worth Bingham Prize]]
* 2006 [[Worth Bingham Prize]]
* 1999 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]]
* 1999 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]]<ref name=prize>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking-News-Reporting "Breaking News Reporting"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved November 6, 2013.</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_4_40/ai_n25434195/ "Military Psychiatric Screening Still Lags,"] ''Hartford Courant'', Matthew Kauffman, Lisa Chedekel, March 9, 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110521094318/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_4_40/ai_n25434195/ "Military Psychiatric Screening Still Lags,"] ''Hartford Courant'', Matthew Kauffman, Lisa Chedekel, March 9, 2008

==See also==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 5 August 2023

Lisa Chedekel
Born(1960-11-19)November 19, 1960
DiedJanuary 12, 2018(2018-01-12) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
EducationWesleyan University
OccupationInvestigative journalist

Lisa Sharon Chedekel (November 19, 1960 – January 12, 2018) was an American investigative journalist.

Life and career

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Chedekel graduated from Wesleyan University in 1982.[1] She attended Phillips Academy in her hometown, Andover, Massachusetts.

At the Hartford Courant in 1998 she was on a team that provided "clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors, then himself," and won the following year's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting with that citation.[2]

Still at the Courant in 2006, she wrote stories about military mental health care which won national awards. She and Matthew Kauffman were finalists for the Investigative Reporting Pulitzer, citing "their in-depth reports on suicide among American soldiers in Iraq, leading to congressional and military action to address mental health problems raised in the stories."[3][4]

In 2002, she was one of a few American journalists to visit and report from Saudi Arabia. In December 2010, she co-founded the Connecticut Health Investigative Team, a non-profit investigative news service focusing on health and safety.[citation needed]

On January 12, 2018, Chedekel died at the age of 57 from cancer, leaving two children, Bernard and Evelyn, and her wife, Isabel Morais.[5]

Awards

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Works

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Davis, Emma. "Lisa Chedekel '82 nominated for Pulitzer for investigative reports". The Wesleyan Argus. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Investigative Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Lisa Chedekel, Veteran Reporter on Veterans Issues, Allegedly to Take Courant Buyout". Healing Combat Trauma. August 9, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Vella, Vinny (January 13, 2018). "Lisa Chedekel, An Accomplished, Dogged Journalist, Dies At 57". Courant.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Breaking News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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