Jack Anderson

American newspaper columnist (1922–2005)

  • Fame48.5
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Lived 1922–2005, aged 83United States
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    1922–2005
    Aged 83
  • Known for
    Encounter with the Unk…
    1972
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Updated 2026-06-24

Jack Northman Anderson was an American newspaper columnist, syndicated by United Features Syndicate, considered one of the founders of modern investigative journalism. Anderson won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his investigation on secret U.S. policy decision-making between the United States and Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. In addition to his newspaper career, Anderson also had a national radio show on the Mutual Broadcasting System, acted as Washington bureau chief of Parade magazine, and was a commentator on ABC-TV's Good Morning America for nine years.

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