Miriam Ottenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Miriam Ottenberg

American journalist

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1914

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1982

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Miriam Ottenberg

  • Miriam Ottenberg (October 7, 1914 in Washington, D.C.
  • – November 10, 1982) was the first woman news reporter for The Washington Star who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960, for a series of articles exposing the practices of unscrupulous used car dealers in Washington D.C.
  • Her follow-up stories led to enactment of remedial law.With several honors and awards given during her career, she also was one of the first reporters to reveal that the Mafia was an organized crime network.

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