Juliet Macur

Juliet Macur
NationalityAmerican

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

  • National Press Club[6]
  • Associated Press Sports Editors[6]
  • Society of Professional Journalists[6]
  • New York Press Club[6]
  • The Sidney Award[9]
  • Newswomen's Club of New York[11]

Bibliography

  • Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong, New York, 2014.

References and sources

  1. ^ "Bridgewater journalist honored at Polish event", Courier-News, June 4, 2006. Accessed July 23, 2020. "Macur, a Bridgewater native, graduated in 1997 with top honors from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Macur's mother, Leokadia, and father, Zbigniew were born in Poland. During World War II, the families were Holocaust victims in German slave labor camps."
  2. ^ "Academic Achievers; College Graduates", Courier-News, July 3, 1997. Accessed July 23, 2020. "Juliet Macur, a Bridgewater resident and former Bridgewater-Raritan High School West student, received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate of Journalism on May 21."
  3. ^ a b c d "Juliet Macur". The School of The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "Juliet Macur". The University of Chicago. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. ^ a b Macur, Juliet (2019-10-29). "The New York Times Journalist". Muck Rack. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Center, Shirley Povich. "Still No Cheering in the Press Box: Juliet Macur". Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. ^ "Silver Anniversary Honoree Profile: Juliet Macur '92BC".
  8. ^ "Juliet Macur". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. 2018-03-28. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  9. ^ a b "Juliet Macur wins June Sidney for exposing exploitation and harassment of the NFL's non-cheering cheerleaders". Hillman Foundation. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  10. ^ Doeden, M. (2019). More Than a Game: Race, Gender, and Politics in Sports. Nonfiction — Grades 4-8. Lerner Publishing Group. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-5415-7208-9. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  11. ^ "Newswomen's Club of New York Announces 2005 Front Page Awards".