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Jack Northman Anderson (October 19, 1922 – December 17, 2005) was an American newspaper columnist, syndicated by United Features Syndicate, considered one of the fathers of modern investigative journalism. Anderson won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his investigation on secret American 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 syndicated radio show with the Mutual Broadcasting Network, acted as Washington bureau chief of ''Parade'' magazine, and was a commentator on ABC-TV's ''Good Morning America'' for nine years.〔(Guide to the Jack Anderson Papers, 1930-2004 ), Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University〕 He also broke open the investigation and harassment by the Nixon administration of John Lennon during the fight to deport Lennon, the search for fugitive ex-Nazi officials in South America and the savings and loan crisis. He discovered a CIA plot to assassinate Fidel Castro,〔Cass, Connie. "Pulitzer-Winning Columnist Anderson Dies." ''AP Online'' (2005): ''Newspaper Source Plus.'' Web. 14 Feb. 2013.〕 and was credited for breaking the Iran–Contra affair, though he has said the scoop was "spiked" because the story had become too close to President Ronald Reagan. ==Early life and career== Anderson was born in Long Beach, California, to Orlando and Agnes Mortensen Anderson, devout Mormons of Swedish and Danish descent. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and served two years as a Mormon missionary in the church's Southern States Mission.〔"The Aggressive Inheritor." ''Time 94.11'' (1969): 86. ''Academic Search Premier.'' Web. 14 Feb. 2013.〕 Anderson's aptitude for journalism appeared at the early age of 12 when he began writing the Boy Scouts Column for ''The Deseret News.'' His writing career began at his local newspaper, ''The Murray Eagle''. Anderson also edited his high school newspaper, ''The Granitian''. He joined ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' in 1940, where his muckraking exploits included infiltrating polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sects. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II in China, where he reportedly fought the Japanese alongside Chinese guerrillas and worked on the Shanghai edition of ''Stars and Stripes''. After a stint as a war correspondent during 1945, he was hired by Drew Pearson for the staff of his column, the "Merry-Go-Round", which Anderson took over after Pearson's death in 1969. In its heyday, Anderson's column was the most influential and widely read in the U.S.; published in nearly a thousand newspapers, he reached an audience of 40 million.〔Naylor, Brian. "Interview: Mark Feldstein Discusses Journalist Jack Anderson." ''Weekend All Things Considered (NPR)'' 31 Jul. 2004: ''Newspaper Source Plus.'' Web. 14 Feb. 2013.〕 He co-founded Citizens Against Government Waste with J. Peter Grace in 1984. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Anderson (columnist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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