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John Ellement

John Ellement

American journalist

John Richardson Ellement (born January 10, 1957) is an American journalist. He has been a Metro reporter for The Boston Globe since 1986. He is known for his journalism both in The Boston Globe and online at Boston.com. He has covered Northern New England, Boston police, Massachusetts courts, and major breaking news stories for the Globe for the past 30 years.[1]

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Ellement grew up in South Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Northeastern University in 1981. Well-known news stories he has extensively covered include the so-called "Craigslist Killer",[2] New England Patriot Nick Kaczur's drug use,[3] abortion clinic killer John Salvi, Clark Rockefeller, the kidnapping and murder of Melissa Gosule, what became the national story of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, and the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings.

He also writes for The Boston Globe's Home of the Week.[4]

Awards

  • In 2010, the Massachusetts Bar Association awarded him the Excellence in Legal Journalism award.[5][6]
  • He is a member of The Boston Globe staff who received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2014 for their work covering the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Staff List". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on Dec 8, 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. [2]
    "AN INTERVIEW WITH CLARK ROCKEFELLER: 'I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to remember. I don't lose much thought over it.'". Boston.com. Aug 24, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Murphy, Shelley; Ellement, John R. (June 4, 2008). "Saugus man charged with supplying drugs to Patriots player". Boston.com. Archived from the original on Oct 3, 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Home Of The Week - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  5. [5]
    "Massachusetts Bar Association : Longtime Boston Globe reporter to be honored at "Excellence in the Law"". www.massbar.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. [6]
    "Massachusetts Bar Association : 'Excellence in the Law' honors Globe's Ellement, profession's best". www.massbar.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  7. [7]
    "2014 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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