Wikipedia's first sentence called it “journalist”. Today it says “american journalist and university professor”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Guthman (born 1919 ) is a journalist. He was an editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer ( 1977 - 1987 ), a national editor for the Los Angeles Times from 1965 to 1977 , a reporter for the Seattle Star ( 1941 - 1947 ), and a reporter for the Seattle Times ( 1947 - 1961 ). Guthman was born in Seattle, Washington . He entered the Army in 1941 . During World War II , he served as an infantry regiment reconnaissance platoon leader in both North Africa and Italy . In 1946 , he was discharged as a captain. During his tour, he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart .1He won the Pulitzer Prize for National reporting in 1950 .2His articles proved that the Washington State Un-American Activities Committee subverted evidence that cleared a University of Washington professor of false charges. In 1965 , he served as Press Secretary for Senator Robert Kennedy . He was the third person on Nixon's Enemies List . He is currently ( 2004 ) a senior lecturer at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California , where he has been a professor since 1987 . v t e3
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Guthman (August 11, 1919 - August 31, 2008) was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and university professor.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Guthman (August 11, 1919 – August 31, 2008) was an American journalist and university professor.While at the Seattle Times , he won that paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Guthman (August 11, 1919 – August 31, 2008) was an American journalist and university professor. While at the Seattle Times , he won the paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950.Guthman was third on Richard Nixon 's " Enemies List ."
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Guthman (August 11, 1919 – August 31, 2008) was an American journalist and university professor. While at the Seattle Times , he won the paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950. Guthman was third on Richard Nixon 's " Enemies List ."
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journalist
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american journalist and university professor
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