Alfred Friendly
Alfred Friendly | |
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| Born | December 30, 1911 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1983 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Education | Amherst College |
| Employer | The Washington Post (1939–1971) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting (1968) |
Alfred Friendly (December 30, 1911 – November 7, 1983) was an American journalist, editor and writer for The Washington Post. He began his career as a reporter with the Post in 1939 and became Managing Editor in 1955. In 1967 he covered the Mideast War for the Post in a series of articles for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1968.