John McDonald (journalist)
John Dennis McDonald (December 5, 1906 – December 23, 1998) was an American journalist, writer, editor, business historian, fisherman, and horse racing enthusiast.
After being a radical Trotzkyite in the 1930s, McDonald joined Fortune magazine's staff in 1945, writing articles and later books about, among other topics, business, economics, games and gambling, and fly fishing.
Awards[]
- 1976 Gerald Loeb Memorial Award for excellence in business journalism[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ex-Fortune editor hailed". The Argus. XIV (182). UPI. October 27, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- David Cay Johnston, "John D. McDonald, 92, Author of a Classic on Business Strategy" (Obituary), The New York Times, January 4, 1999
- Guide to the John McDonald Papers at Yale University, including a detailed biography
External links[]
John McDonald Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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