Juliet Macur Explained

Juliet Macur
Nationality:American

Juliet Macur is an American journalist.

Biography

Macur is from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, born to Catholic Polish immigrant parents,[1] and attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School West.[2] She attended Barnard College at Columbia University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in History and Political Science in 1992. She went on to graduate with a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1997.[3] [4] [5] [6]

While in college Macur was captain of the Columbia University rowing team.[7] After college she rowed competitively for the New York Athletic Club. She went on to work as a sports journalist, reporting on Dallas Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Olympics and motorsports.[3] [4] [6]

Macur has worked for the Orlando Sentinel and The Dallas Morning News. She moved to The New York Times in 2004. Macur wrote a biography of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong which became a best selling book. Her work has twice been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series. She has also been named one of the top 10 sports columnists in the United States by the Associated Press Sports Editors.[3] [4] [5] [8] [9] [6] [10] In 2016, Macur was a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She currently lives in Washington, D.C.[3] [4] [6]

Awards

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55910774/journalist-juliet-macur-honored/ "Bridgewater journalist honored at Polish event"
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55911401/juliet-macur-earns-journalism-degree/ "Academic Achievers; College Graduates"
  3. Web site: Juliet Macur . The School of The New York Times . 2019-11-04.
  4. Web site: Juliet Macur . The University of Chicago . 2019-11-04.
  5. Web site: Macur . Juliet . The New York Times Journalist . Muck Rack . 2019-10-29 . 2019-11-04.
  6. Web site: Center . Shirley Povich . Still No Cheering in the Press Box: Juliet Macur . Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism . 2019-11-04.
  7. Web site: Silver Anniversary Honoree Profile: Juliet Macur '92BC.
  8. Web site: Juliet Macur . HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher . 2018-03-28 . 2019-11-04 . 2020-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175707/https://www.harpercollins.com/author/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Juliet Macur wins June Sidney for exposing exploitation and harassment of the NFL's non-cheering cheerleaders . Hillman Foundation . 2018-06-13 . 2019-11-04.
  10. Book: Doeden, M. . More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports . Lerner Publishing Group . Nonfiction — Grades 4-8 . 2019 . 978-1-5415-7208-9 . 2019-11-04 . 61.
  11. Web site: Newswomen's Club of New York Announces 2005 Front Page Awards.

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