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Michael L. Elrick (born 1968) is an American journalist based in Detroit, Michigan, where he has worked for the ''Detroit Free Press'' and for WJBK-TV. Elrick graduated from Michigan State University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. He wrote for the ''Concord (N.H.) Monitor'', and ''Daily Southtown'' in Chicago. His work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''Newsday'', ''Investigative Reporters and Editors Journal'', Salon.com, Rollingstone.com, the ''National Law Journal'', ''Chicago Magazine'' and ''Hour Detroit'' magazine. He teaches journalism at Wayne State University, Michigan State, and University of Michigan-Dearborn. With the ''Detroit Free Press'' Elrick was one member of a team that covered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and uncovered the scandals that led to his 2008 resignation from office and criminal conviction.〔("Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns" ), ''Detroit Free Press'', Aug. 7, 2008〕 To break the case open, the reporters filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that was heard by the Michigan Supreme Court. The ''Detroit Free Press'' staff, which notably included contributors Elrick and Jim Schaefer, shared the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, which cited the staff's "uncovering of a pattern of lies by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that included denial of a sexual relationship with his female chief of staff, prompting an investigation of perjury that eventually led to jail terms for the two officials."〔 He is married and has two children. ==Awards== * 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism〔("The 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Local Reporting" ). The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-02. With short biographies and reprints of ten works (''Free Press'' articles January 24 to September 5, 2008).〕 * 2009 1st Amendment Watchdog Award * 2008 George Polk Award * 2008 Associated Press Managing Editors Public Service Award * 2008 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting. * 2005 Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「M.L. Elrick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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