Dominic Gates Explained

Dominic Gates
Birth Place:Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Alma Mater:Queen's University, Belfast
Occupation:Journalist
Years Active:1992–present
Employer:The Seattle Times
Known For:2020 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting co-recipient
Spouse:Nina Shapiro
Children:2

Dominic Gates is an Irish-American aerospace journalist for The Seattle Times, former math teacher, and Pulitzer Prize winner. He has been assigned to cover Boeing for The Times since 2003. Gates was a co-recipient of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting alongside Steve Miletich, Mike Baker, and Lewis Kamb for their coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes and investigations.

Early life

Gates was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, as one of six children.[1] He was educated at St Patrick's Academy in Dungannon and graduated with a mathematics degree from Queen's University, Belfast.[2] Gates taught high school mathematics in Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe before relocating to the United States.[3]

Journalism career

While having no formal training in journalism, Gates contributed several articles to the magazine Fortnight on an unpaid basis.[4] After moving to Seattle with his wife in 1992, he took on several freelancing assignments for various magazines and news organizations while continuing to teach mathematics.[5] Gates was hired by technology magazine The Industry Standard in 2000, but the magazine went out of business 18 months later.[3] [4]

Gates then joined The Seattle Times in 2003 as an aerospace reporter, covering the local Boeing beat. He covered the development and launch of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner project and later the Boeing 737 MAX program, including two fatal crashes and the subsequent grounding of the aircraft.[3] He won critical acclaim for his investigation into the 737 MAX and its automated flight control system, which had been written prior to the second crash.[1] Gates and Times colleagues Steve Miletich, Mike Baker, and Lewis Kamb were awarded the 2019 George Polk Award in Business Reporting, the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting, and the 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting for their coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX program.[4] [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

Gates is married to Nina Shapiro, a fellow journalist at The Seattle Times whom he met while teaching in Zimbabwe.[3] They have two adult daughters.[1]

Selected bibliography

  1. "Flawed analysis, failed oversight: How Boeing, FAA certified the suspect 737 MAX flight control system", March 21, 2019[10]
  1. "Engineers say Boeing pushed to limit safety testing in race to certify planes, including 737 MAX", May 5, 2019[11]
  1. "The inside story of MCAS: How Boeing's 737 MAX system gained power and lost safeguards", June 24, 2019[12]
  1. "Boeing rejected 737 MAX safety upgrades before fatal crashes, whistleblower says", October 3, 2019[13]
  1. "Boeing pushed FAA to relax 737 MAX certification requirements for crew alerts", October 3, 2019[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: May 17, 2020 . Pulitzer prize for Dungannon-born journalist . . October 1, 2020 . November 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130164641/https://ulsterherald.com/2020/05/17/pulitzer-prize-for-dungannon-born-journalist/ . dead .
  2. News: Moriarty . Gerry . May 6, 2020 . Tyrone journalist wins Pulitzer for Boeing Max crashes coverage . . October 1, 2020.
  3. News: Blatchford . Taylor . June 13, 2019 . Behind the Byline: Meet aerospace reporter Dominic Gates . . October 1, 2020.
  4. News: Canning . Margaret . May 7, 2020 . Ex-teacher from Co Tyrone Dominic Gates wins Pulitzer Prize . . October 1, 2020.
  5. News: Fancher . Michael R. . June 17, 2007 . An unusual journey to the Boeing beat . The Seattle Times . October 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting: Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times . . October 1, 2020.
  7. News: Harris . Roy J. Jr. . April 3, 2020 . Pulitzer preview: While journalists pursue today's story of a lifetime, a moment to recognize 2019's best work . . October 1, 2020.
  8. Anderson School of Management announces 2020 Loeb Award winners in business journalism . November 13, 2020 . November 13, 2020 . UCLA Anderson School of Management . Trounson . Rebecca.
  9. Web site: Boeing's 737 MAX Crisis . . December 15, 2019 . November 14, 2020.
  10. Web site: Flawed analysis, failed oversight: How Boeing, FAA certified the suspect 737 MAX flight control system . . March 17, 2019 . November 14, 2020 . Gates . Dominic.
  11. Web site: Engineers say Boeing pushed to limit safety testing in race to certify planes, including 737 MAX . . May 5, 2019 . November 14, 2020 . Gates . Dominic . Baker . Mike.
  12. Web site: The inside story of MCAS: How Boeing's 737 MAX system gained power and lost safeguards . . June 22, 2019 . November 14, 2020 . Gates . Dominic . Baker . Mike .
  13. Web site: Boeing rejected 737 MAX safety upgrades before fatal crashes, whistleblower says . . October 2, 2019 . November 14, 2020 . Gates . Dominic . Miletich . Steve . Kamb . Lewis.
  14. Web site: Boeing pushed FAA to relax 737 MAX certification requirements for crew alerts . . October 2, 2019 . November 14, 2020 . Gates . Dominic . Miletich . Steve . Kamb . Lewis.

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