Michael Moss is an American journalist, author, and

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. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2010, and was a finalist for the prize in 2006 and

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

. He is also the recipient of the Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers, an Overseas Press Club citation, and a James Beard Foundation Award for Literary Writing. Before joining ''

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'', he was a reporter for ''

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'', '' New York Newsday'', '' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', '' The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel'' and '' High Country News''. His authorships include '' Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us'' that was #1 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list and has been translated into 22 languages. His television appearances include on CBS, CNN, NPR,

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, and Fox, and he has spoken at more than 60 companies, organizations, and schools including

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, the

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, and the

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. He has been a fellow of

's Gannett Center for Media Studies, a fellow of the German Marshall Fund, and an adjunct professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. He currently lives in

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with his wife and two sons.

Bibliography

* ''Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions'', W. H. Allen & Co. (2021) , * '' Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us'',

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(2013) , * ''The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food'', The New York Times Magazine (February 20, 2013) * ''Palace Coup: The Inside Story of Harry and Leona Helmsley'', Doubleday (1989) ,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Michael Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism winners Living people American food writers James Beard Foundation Award winners San Francisco State University alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism faculty Gerald Loeb Award winners for Large Newspapers Year of birth missing (living people)