Adam Pitluk
Adam Pitluk | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Adam Pitluk is an American journalist, author and academic. He is the founder of Midwest Luxury Publishing and Groom Lake Media.
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
[edit]From 1995 to 1999, 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
[edit]- ^ 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 (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.