Rochelle Sharpe

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Rochelle Sharpe is an American journalist. She won a 1991 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. [1] [2] Her work has appeared in the New York Times , [3] NPR, [4] and Politico. [5] She was an adjunct professor at Boston University. [6]

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References

  1. "Marjie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe of Gannett News Service". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. Costin, Lela B.; Karger, Howard Jacob; Stoesz, David (1997-02-27). The Politics of Child Abuse in America. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-535376-1.
  3. Sharpe, Rochelle (2016-11-03). "Those Hidden College Fees". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  4. Sharpe, Rochelle (12 September 2019). "Untreated Hearing Loss Linked To Loneliness And Isolation For Seniors". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. Sharpe, Rochelle. "Should Medicare pay for toothpaste and shoes?". The Agenda. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  6. "Telling a Story, with Data | BU Today". Boston University. Retrieved 2020-09-24.