Mark Fainaru-Wada

American sportswriter and investigative journalist
Person human Q20011007
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Mark Fainaru-Wada

Summary

Mark Fainaru-Wada is a human[1]. He was born on +1965-03-31T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an investigative journalist[3] and sports journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Mark Fainaru-Wada was born on +1965-03-31T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada worked as an investigative journalist[3].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's professions included sports journalist[4].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada was employed by San Francisco Chronicle[7].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada was employed by ESPN[8].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's education included a stint at Northwestern University[9].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada was educated at Redwood High School[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Mark Fainaru-Wada is Game of Shadows[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Mark Fainaru-Wada is League of Denial[12].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada received the George Polk Award[13].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada received the The Sidney Award[14].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's image is recorded as Mark Fainaru-Wada at 2014 Peabody Awards (cropped).jpg[15].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada is recorded as male[16].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040323905[18].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21557924[19].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005093490[20].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2186235[21].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's part of is recorded as Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada[22].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's Commons category is recorded as Mark Fainaru-Wada[23].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vmwtry[24].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2812358A[25].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's given name is recorded as Mark[26].
  • Mark Fainaru-Wada's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 325598770[27].

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Origins and Family

Mark Fainaru-Wada was born on +1965-03-31T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Northwestern University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Evanston[31] and Redwood High School[10], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include investigative journalist[3] and sports journalist[4]. Employers include San Francisco Chronicle[7], a daily newspaper[35], in United States[36], founded in 1865[37], headquartered in San Francisco[38] and ESPN[8], a cable channel[39], in United States[40], founded in 1979[41], headquartered in Bristol[42].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Game of Shadows[11], a literary work[43], written by Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada[44] and League of Denial[12], a television film[45], written by him[46].

Recognition

Awards received include George Polk Award[13], a journalism prize[47], in United States[48], founded in 1949[49] and The Sidney Award[14], a journalism prize[50], in United States[51], founded in 2009[52].

Why It Matters

Mark Fainaru-Wada ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Mark Fainaru-Wada do for work?

Mark Fainaru-Wada worked as investigative journalist[3] and sports journalist[4].

Where did Mark Fainaru-Wada go to school?

Mark Fainaru-Wada was educated at Northwestern University[9] and Redwood High School[10].

What awards did Mark Fainaru-Wada receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[13] and The Sidney Award[14].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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