Journalists Interested in Tobacco

The journalists listed on this page have an interest in tobacco and nicotine issues and have expressed a desire to be contacted about relevant news stories. Journalists not currently listed on the page but who would like to be included should contact Ken Warner at kwarner@umich.edu or 734-936-0934.

Two additional resources for journalists and for University of Michigan researchers with newsworthy research findings are the UM News and Information Services and the
UM Health System Public Relations Office .

Find journalists and contact information listed below alphabetically by company name.
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ABC News

Ms. Mary Harris
Producer, Good Morning America
147 Columbus Ave
5th Floor
New York, NY 10023

phone

212-456-6536

email

Mary.E.Harris@abc.com

Ms. Jayne Bruns
Producer
1717 DeSales Street
Washington , DC 20036

phone

202-222-7253

email

Jayne.Bruns@ABC.com

Mr. Roger Sergel
Managing Editor
Medical Coverage
175 Highland Ave
Needham , MA 02494

phone

781-455-6016

fax

781-455-6037

email

Roger.H.Sergel@abc.com

Advertising Age

Mr. Ira Teinowitz
814 National Press Building
529 14th St, NW
Washington , DC 20045

· tobacco marketing

· attempts to regulate tobacco advertising and marketing

· anti-tobacco advertising

phone

202-662-7214

fax

202-638-3155

email

iteinowitz@crain.com

American Medical News

Ms. Stephanie Stapleton
Reporter
1101 Vermont Ave., NW, Ste 1200
Washington , DC 20005

phone

202-789-7477

fax

202-789-7487

email

Stephanie_Stapleton@ama-assn.org

Ann Arbor News

Ms. Anne W. Rueter
Connection Feature Reporter
P.O. Box 1147
Ann Arbor , MI 48106-1147

· health issues

phone

734-994-6759

fax

734-994-6879

email

arueter@annarbornews.com

Associated Press

Ms. Nancy Zuckerbrod
2021 K Street, NW
Washington , DC 20006

fax

202-776-9573

email

nzuckerbrod@ap.org

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Business Week

Mr. John Carey
Senior Correspondent
1200 G St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

phone

202-383-2214

fax

202-383-2125

email

john_carey@businessweek.com

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Christian Science

Mr. Ron Scherer
Reporter
500 5th Ave, Suite 1845
New York , NY 10110

phone

212-764-0036 X12

fax

212-764-9648

email

ron@csmonitor.com

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Stacy Palmer
Editor
1255 23rd St, NW
Washington , DC 20037

phone

202-466-1200

fax

202-466-2078

stacy.palmer@chronicle.com

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Detroit Free Press

Wendy Wendland -Bowyer
600 W. Fort St.
Detroit , MI 48226

phone

313-223-4792

fax

313-222-5981

email

wendland@freepress.com

The Detroit News

Sarah Webster
Medical Reporter
615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit , MI 48226

phone

313-222-1463

fax

313-222-2335

email

SAWebster@aol.com

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FDA Week

M. Jamie Wolszon
1225 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1400
Arlington , VA 22202

phone

703-416-8572

fax

703-416-8543

email

jamie.wolszon@iwpnews.com

The Financial Times

Lauren Foster
US Consumer Goods Correspondent
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10019

phone

212-641-6513

fax

212-641-6529

email

lauren.foster@ft.com

Food Nutrition Health News Service

Ms. Goody L. Solomon
Executive Editor
1712 Taylor St., NW
Washington , DC 20011

phone

202-723-2477

email

goody.solomon@verizon.net

Fox News Online

Marian Jones
Health Reporter
620 Avenue of the Americas , 6th Floor
New York , NY 10011

phone

212-462-5658

email

mjones@newsdigital.com

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HoltzReport

Mr. Andrew Holtz
7260 NW Penridge Rd.
Portland , OR 97229-6806

phone

503-292-1699

fax

561-828-7938

email

holtzreport@juno.com

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Legal Times

Sam Loewenberg
Reporter
1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 802
Washington , D.C. 20036

phone

202-828-0348

fax

202-457-0718

email

sloewenberg@legaltimes.com

Los Angeles Times

Mr. Henry Weinstein

· legal issues

phone

213-237-7180

fax

213-237-4712

email

Henry.Weinstein@latimes.com

M

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National Public Radio

Ms. Debbie Elliott
correspondent
P.O. Box 1456
Orange Beach , AL 36561

· litigation

· policy

phone

251-981-6592

fax

251-981-5519

email

delliott@npr.org

Mr. Peter Overby
Reporter
635 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington , DC 20001

· tobacco lobbying

· campaign finance issues

phone

202-513-2264

fax

202-513-3026

email

poverby@npr.org

NBC News

Bob Kur
4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20016

phone

202-885-4230

fax

202-362-2009

New York Times

Mr. Richard Perez-Pena
Reporter
229 W. 43rd Street
New York , NY 10036

phone

212-556-7298

email

rpp@nytimes.com

Newsday

Ridgely Ochs
235 Pinelawn Rd
Melville , NY 11747-4250

· health

· medical news

phone

631-843-2937

fax

631-843-2873

email

rochs@newsday.com

NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Susan Dentzer
Correspondent and Head of Health Policy Unit
2700 S. Quincy St., Suite 240
Arlington , VA 22206

· health and policy aspects of tobacco

phone

703-998-1841

fax

703-998-1857

email

sdentzer@newshour.org

Newsweek

Geoffrey Cowley
Senior Editor for Health and Medicine
251 West 57th Street
New York , NY 10019

· medical issues

· public health policy

phone

212-445-4360

fax

212-445-5844

email

gcowle@newsweek.com

Jason McLure
Reporter
251 West 57 th Street
New York , NY 10019-1894

phone

212-445-4199

fax

212-445-4450

email

jason.mclure@newsweek.com

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mr. John Reid Blackwell
Staff Writer
300 E Franklin St
Richmond , VA 23219

phone

804-775-8123

fax

804-775-8141

email

jblackwell@timesdispatch.com


Mr. Peter Hardin
Washington Correspondent
1214 National Press Building
Washington , DC 20045

· tobacco politics and policy

phone

202-662-7669

fax

202-662-7675

email

PHardin@media-general.com

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Stateline.org

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USA Today

Mr. Jim Drinkard
1100 New York Ave NW
Washington, DC 20005

· tobacco industry lobbying and political contributions

phone

202-906-8172

fax

email

jdrinkard@usatoday.com




US News and World Report

Susan Brink
Senior Writer
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Suite 3262
Washington , DC 20007

· health related issues of nicotine and tobacco

phone

202-955-2637

fax

202-955-2478

email

sbrink@usnews.com

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The Wall Street Journal

Gordon Fairclough
200 Liberty St .
New York , NY 10281

phone

212-416-3250

fax

212-416-2653

email

gordon.fairclough@wsj.com

WGBH Radio

Ms. Helen Palmer
Health Care Correspondent/Editor
Marketplace (nightly public radio business show)
125 Western Ave
Boston , MA 02134

· focus on money and health

phone

617-300-2315

fax

617-300-1024

email

helen_palmer@wgbh.org

Winston-Salem Journal

Mr. Brian Louis
Business Reporter
P.O. Box 3159
Winston-Salem , NC 27102

· R.J . Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc; Philip Morris Co; and Lorrilard .

phone

336-727-7378

fax

336-727-7315

email

blouis@wsjournal.com

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