Myrta Jane Pulliam (born June 20, 1947) is an American journalist.

Biography

Pulliam was born in

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. She is the granddaughter of Eugene C. Pulliam, the former publisher of ''

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'', and the daughter of Eugene S. Pulliam, ''Star'' publisher from 1975 to 1999. Pulliam has worked as a journalist in Indianapolis and in Phoenix. A co-founder of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., Pulliam is also a past board member. Pulliam is a cousin of former

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and a first cousin, once removed, of former U.S. representative

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. Her niece is the ''

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'' journalist Sarah Pulliam Bailey. Pulliam has served on the Board of Trustees of

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and

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Awards

Pulliam worked on a 1974 ''Star'' series that uncovered "local police corruption and dilatory law enforcement, resulting in a cleanup of both the Police Department and the office of the County Prosecutor." It was awarded the

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, in 1975."1975 Winners"
The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-10-29.

References

* Pulliam, Russell. (1984). ''Publisher: Gene Pulliam: Last of the Newspaper Titans''. Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books.

External links

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