Karen Crouse

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Karen Crouse
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationJournalist
Years active2005-present
Employer The New York Times

Karen Crouse is an American journalist and author.

Education

Crouse received a BA in Journalism and Physical Education from the University of Southern California. She earned a varsity letter in swimming while at USC.

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Career

Crouse began her career at Swimming World , [1] and later at the Savannah News-Press , where she was the first woman in its sports department. She then worked at The Palm Beach Post and the Los Angeles Daily News before joining The New York Times in 2005 as a sports reporter. [2]

Crouse has been named among the top 10 beat reporters in the US by the Associated Press Sports Editors association. [3] She was also a finalist at the NSMA Awards in 2016 for National Sportswriter of the Year. [4]

In 2018, Crouse authored the book Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence, published by Simon and Schuster. [5] [6] [7]

Crouse was named international sports correspondent for The Times in October 2019. [8]

In July 2021, she was set to cover the Summer Olympics in Tokyo for The Times but was taken off the swimming beat and suspended when she failed to disclose her deal to write a book with American swimmer Michael Phelps. Her arrangement to be a ghostwriter on a book violated the newspaper's conflict of interest policy. [9] She later resigned. [10]

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References

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  2. Crouse, Karen (2008-07-04). "Q & A: Karen Crouse at U.S. Swimming Trials". Rings Blog. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. April 7; Coelho 401-863-7287, 2015 Media contact: Courtney. "Sports reporter Karen Crouse to deliver 15th Shearer Lecture". news.brown.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. "2016 NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year Nominees". National Sports Media Association. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  5. Rees, Matthew (2018-02-02). "Review: Chariots of Snow in 'Norwich'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. "Nonfiction Book Review: Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence by Karen Crouse. Simon & Schuster, $25 (288p) ISBN 978-1-5011-1989-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  7. "Karen Crouse". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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  9. Grove, Lloyd; Cartwright, Lachlan (2021-07-16). "NY Times Suspends Sports Reporter Who Failed to Disclose Her Michael Phelps Book Deal". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  10. Wemple, Erik (2021-07-30). "Opinion: New York Times reporter resigns after conflict of interest relating to Michael Phelps". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-08-14.