Mark Tatge Explained

Mark W. Tatge
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Birth Date:2 June 1965
Education:Ohio University (MBA)
Ohio State University (MA-Journalism)
Western Illinois University (BA-Sociology) University of Wisconsin - Madison (no degree)
Occupation:Journalist

Mark W. Tatge (born June 2, 1965) is an American journalist, author,[1] and college professor. He was a senior editor at Forbes magazine's Midwest Bureau, a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, an investigative reporter in the Statehouse Bureau of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, and is the 2014 recipient[2] of the Baldwin Fellowship at University of South Carolina.[3] [4]

Tatge taught journalism at DePauw University and Ohio University's E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and at University of South Carolina.[5] He also worked as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he taught graduate journalism students about business, economics and finance.

In 2010, Tatge published his first book, The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics.[6]

Career

Tatge is a past Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting[7] at Ohio State University where he completed his master's degree in journalism.

Tatge spent eight years as the Cleveland Plain Dealers statehouse investigative reporter uncovering corruption in state government. Tatge's investigation into corruption at the Ohio Department of Insurance, entitled "Secrets of the Deal," was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Tatge was awarded a visiting professorship at Ohio University endowed by the foundation established by the E.W. Scripps Co., beginning in 2008.[8] [9]

In 2011, Tatge was named Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University.[10]

In 2014, Tatge was awarded the Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Fellowship[11] at the University of South Carolina.[12]

Tatge is the author of The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics,[13] [14]

In 2017, Tatge formed Deadline Media, a content production firm engaged in writing, editing and book publishing. The first book he wrote and published was "In One Era and Out the Other, The Saga of Bobby D." The book is a biography of Robert Ditmore, former president and chief operating officer of United Healthcare, now known as United Health Group, Inc.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tatge, Mark W.. The New York Times Reader: Business. 2010-03-18. CQ Press. 9781604264838. Reprint. Washington, DC. English.
  2. Web site: Tatge named first Baldwin fellow at South Carolina - Talking Biz News. talkingbiznews.com. 14 May 2014 . 5 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina. Sc.edu. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518112431/http://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/baldwin_initiative/fellowship/index.php. 18 May 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications. Sc.edu. en. 2017-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518112431/http://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/baldwin_initiative/fellowship/index.php. 2017-05-18. dead.
  5. Web site: Who Matters - College of Information and Communications University of South Carolina. Tatge. Mark. 2017-06-03. Sc.edu. en. 2017-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911011907/http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/about/news/who_matters_mark_tatge_business_journalism.php#.WTLhD2grJaQ. 2016-09-11. dead.
  6. Web site: The New York Times Reader - SAGE Publications Inc. us.sagepub.com. 5 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Kiplinger Programs at The Ohio State University - Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923160736/http://kiplingerprogram.org/kiplinger_program/index.html. dead. 23 September 2010. 23 September 2010. 5 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Forbes' Mark Tatge forming journalism program at Ohio University - Media Life Magazine. medialifemagazine.com. 5 June 2017.
  9. Web site: journalism professors – Straight from the Heartland. joeweber.org. 10 January 2011 . 5 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Digital Storytelling - Telling Digital Stories. Digital Storytelling. en-US. 2017-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102112856/http://tellingdigitalstories.com/. 2019-01-02. dead.
  11. Web site: Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina. Sc.edu. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708014308/http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/study/phd/mass_communication_phd/baldwin_business_and_financial_journalism_fellowship.php. 8 July 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: School of Journalism and Mass Communications - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina. Sc.edu. 5 June 2017.
  13. Web site: The New York Times Reader - SAGE Publications Inc. Cqpress.com. 5 June 2017.
  14. Web site: The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. scrippsjschool.org. 5 June 2017. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210633/http://scrippsjschool.org/news/scrippsNotes.php?id=1410. dead.