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Alison Young

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Alison Young was an American investigative journalist, university teacher and journalist.

Alison Young is an American journalist. She is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the University of Missouri.

She has worked for USA Today, the Detroit Free Press, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

She received three National Press Club Awards, three Scripps Howard Awards, three Gerald Loeb Awards, the Hillman Prize, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Young was president of Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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Important facts

Occupation

Investigative journalist, university teacher, journalist

Nationality

United States

Education

University of Kansas

Employers

Detroit Free Press, USA Today, Missouri School of Journalism

Also known as

Alison Ann Young

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American journalist

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alison Young

· Wikidata: Q108043953

· DBpedia: Alison Young (journalist)

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alison Young. https://biography.guide/alison-young-investigative-journalist/

MLA: "Alison Young." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alison-young-investigative-journalist/.

Chicago: "Alison Young." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/alison-young-investigative-journalist/.

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