Christine Kay | |
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Born |
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 16, 1964
Died | February 5, 2019 | (aged 54)
Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Parent(s) | Gaza Kay Carmelia Kay |
Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2016) |
Christine Kay (December 16, 1964 – February 5, 2019) was an American journalist who served as an editor in the Investigations section of The New York Times. Starting in 2015, Kay moved to a new role as Enterprise Consultant. [1] Previously she had served as the deputy editor of the Op-Ed page of the Times beginning in 2003.
At the Times, Kay conceived and edited the Portraits of Grief profile series on the victims of the September 11 attacks. [2] About two dozen of the Portraits articles were cited when Times won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the attacks. [2]
Kay was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 1964, to Gaza and Carmelia Kay. She grew up in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and while in high school won a scholarship to summer writing program at Allegheny College. [2]
Kay graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science. [2] [3]
Kay was a reporter and editor with The Pittsburgh Press and later worked at Newsday, where she served in a number of roles including weekend editor, before joining The New York Times in 1995 as a copy editor. [2] She started out as the enterprise editor for the metro desk, before becoming assistant metropolitan editor in 1998, handling enterprise pieces and special projects. [2]
She became deputy Op-Ed editor at The New York Times in 2003. [4] Articles that Kay has edited have received notable awards such as Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award. In 2016, Kay co-won both a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and her second George Polk Award for a series on the impact of arbitration clauses in United States law. [2]
Kay was primarily recognized for her work on Portraits of Grief, a series of pieces about the victims of 9/11. [5] [6] [7]
Kay died on February 5, 2019, at the age of 54 of complications from metastatic breast cancer. [8]
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Christine Kay | |
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Born |
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 16, 1964
Died | February 5, 2019 | (aged 54)
Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Parent(s) | Gaza Kay Carmelia Kay |
Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2016) |
Christine Kay (December 16, 1964 – February 5, 2019) was an American journalist who served as an editor in the Investigations section of The New York Times. Starting in 2015, Kay moved to a new role as Enterprise Consultant. [1] Previously she had served as the deputy editor of the Op-Ed page of the Times beginning in 2003.
At the Times, Kay conceived and edited the Portraits of Grief profile series on the victims of the September 11 attacks. [2] About two dozen of the Portraits articles were cited when Times won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the attacks. [2]
Kay was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 16, 1964, to Gaza and Carmelia Kay. She grew up in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and while in high school won a scholarship to summer writing program at Allegheny College. [2]
Kay graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science. [2] [3]
Kay was a reporter and editor with The Pittsburgh Press and later worked at Newsday, where she served in a number of roles including weekend editor, before joining The New York Times in 1995 as a copy editor. [2] She started out as the enterprise editor for the metro desk, before becoming assistant metropolitan editor in 1998, handling enterprise pieces and special projects. [2]
She became deputy Op-Ed editor at The New York Times in 2003. [4] Articles that Kay has edited have received notable awards such as Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award. In 2016, Kay co-won both a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and her second George Polk Award for a series on the impact of arbitration clauses in United States law. [2]
Kay was primarily recognized for her work on Portraits of Grief, a series of pieces about the victims of 9/11. [5] [6] [7]
Kay died on February 5, 2019, at the age of 54 of complications from metastatic breast cancer. [8]
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