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Alex Kotlowitz

(1955) Journalist

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Alex Kotlowitz is a journalist.

Quick Facts About Alex Kotlowitz

Born: March 31, 1955
Profession: Journalist

About Alex Kotlowitz

[Wikidata] American journalist... | [Wikipedia] Alex Kotlowitz is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker. His 1991 book There Are No Children Here was a national bestseller and received the Christopher Award and Helen Bernstein Award. He is a two-time recipient of both the Peabody Award and the Dupont Award for journalism. He co-produced t

Quotes by Alex Kotlowitz

The power of good film is being there in the moment.

Being there

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Freedom is like holding a small bird. If you squeeze it too hard, you will kill it. But if you don't hold…

Ability

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There's something exhilarating about telling stories that haven't been shared before and haven't been told publicly before. The last thing I want…

Exhilarating

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I tend to write about people. I look at things from the bottom up and from the perspective of outsiders. A part…

Bottom

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A Crime So Monstrous is a remarkably brave and unflinching piece of reportage and storytelling. Ben Skinner bears witness, sharing stories so…

Around the world

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Some of the worst neighborhoods are so physically isolated, and more than anything, they're spiritually isolated. They're so close and yet so…

Neighborhood

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