Adam Pitluk is an American journalist, author and academic. He is the founder of Midwest Luxury Publishing and Groom Lake Media.
Adam Pitluk | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Missouri (bachelor's degree) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (master's) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
| Employer | [[Midwest Luxury Publishing]] |
| Notable work | Standing Eight (2006 book) Damned to Eternity (2007 book) |
| Website | adampitluk |
He is the author of the 2006 non-fiction book about Mexican boxer Jesús Chávez titled Standing Eight and the 2007 non-fiction book about U.S. criminal James Scott titled Damned to Eternity.
Biography
In 1995, Pitluk studied journalism at the University of Missouri and worked at the Columbia Missourian while studying. He has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a Ph.D from the University of Oklahoma.[1]
He first met convicted vandal James Scott while working at the Columbia Missourian. As an adult, Pitluk relocated to Texas.[2]
After graduation, Pitluk worked as a reporter at People and Time magazines, as an editor for the Dallas Morning News and editor-in-chief of American Way [3][1]
Pitluk is the author of the 2006 non-fiction book Standing Eight about the Mexican boxer Jesús Chávez.[3] He is also the author of the 2007 non-fiction crime book Damned to Eternity. The book documents and critiques the criminal conviction of James Scott, who was found guilty of damaging a levee in 1993, causing flooding.[3][4][5] Pitluk contributed to the 2022 Vice News documentary Overlooked which examined the criminal conviction of Scott.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Adam Pitluk - Coastal Carolina University". www.coastal.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Adam, David (2023-01-08). "MRN THIS WEEK: Adam Pitluk". Muddy River News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b c Damned to Eternity. Kirkus Reviews. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Damned to Eternity: The Story of the Man Who They Said Caused the Flood by Adam Pitluk". Publishers Weekly. 2007. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Lyons, Stephen (11 Jan 2008). "Holes in the case?". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Holliday, Doc HollidayDoc (2022-12-05). "Video Claims James Scott Innocent of 1993 West Quincy Levee Break". 100.9 The Eagle. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Adam, David (2022-12-07). "New film about James Scott takes look back at Flood of 1993, questions his life sentence". Muddy River News. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-30.