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Patricia Callahan

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'''Patricia Callahan''' is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning American [[Investigative journalism|investigative journalist]] for [[ProPublica]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Callahan attended from [[Maine South High School]] in [[Park Ridge, Illinois]] and graduated from [[Northwestern University]]'s [[Medill School of Journalism]] in 1993.<ref></ref> Following graduating, Callahan was a [[Henry Luce Scholar]] in Thailand.<ref> The Henry Luce Foundation|website=www.hluce.org|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref>

Callahan began her career at the [[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]] and the [[The Denver Post|Denver Post]]<ref name=":0" />. While at the Denver Post, she was part of team that won the 2000 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]] for its coverage of the [[Columbine High School massacre|Columbine High School shooting]].<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In 2004, Callahan started working on the investigative team at the [[Chicago Tribune]].<ref name=":2"></ref> While at the Chicago Tribune, she launched the project “Hidden Hazards: Kids at Risk" for which the newspaper won the 2008 [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting]]. The project led to national consumer product safety reforms and prompted the recall of more than one million products.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In 2012, Callahan along with colleagues [[Sam Roe]] and Michael Hawthorne published an investigation into the use of flame retardants in consumer products. They were named finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative reporting "for their exposure of manufacturers that imperil public health by continuing to use toxic fire retardants in household furniture and crib mattresses, triggering reform efforts at the state and national level."<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The series also won the 2013 [[Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting]].<ref name=":5"></ref>

Callahan and [[Michael J. Berens]] were named finalists for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a series on abuse and deaths in Illinois group homes.<ref name=":6">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In 2018, Callahan joined [[ProPublica]] as a senior staff reporter covering business.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards ==

* 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Coverage (Denver Post staff award)<ref name=":1" />
* 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting (Chicago Tribune staff award)<ref name=":3" />
* 2013 Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting (with [[Sam Roe]] and Michael Hawthorne)<ref name=":4" />
* 2013 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting<ref name=":5" />
* 2017 Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting<ref name=":6" />

== References ==


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