Neal Rippey Peirce (January 5, 1932 – December 27, 2019) was an American journalist and columnist, and the author of several books about American politics.[1] He was the political editor of the Congressional Quarterly from 1960 to 1969, and a co-founder and contributing editor of the National Journal from 1969 to 1997.[1]
Mr. Peirce wrote a weekly column for The Washington Post Writers Group from 1978 to 2013.[2] It was the first nationally syndicated column dedicated to covering cities and metro areas.
From 1986 to 2011, he worked with colleague Curtis Johnson to produce comprehensive "Peirce Reports" on conditions and potential improvements in 26 metro areas. Much of this work was reinforced by efforts of the Citistates Group, a network of American journalists he established in 1995 to similarly focus on reporting on towns and cities.
In 2014, Mr. Peirce launched Citiscope, a news service reporting on cities around the globe that eventually became part of the Thomson Reuters project, Place.
Nine months later, the Neal Peirce Foundation was established to honor Mr. Peirce's legacy. In recognition of the many years he spent on the road covering America's urban beat, the foundation's primary focus will be to award travel grants for journalists to get to cities and metro areas as he did–and report on solutions percolating there.
Mr. Peirce's large body of work is archived at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University.
Selected worksedit
Peirce, Neal R. (1968). Electoral college. The People's President: The Electoral College in American History and the Direct‐Vote Alternative. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Peirce, Neal R. (1972). Megastates of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Ten Great States. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN9780393054583. OCLC 472885901.
Peirce, Neal R.; Hagstrom, Jerry (1983). The Book of America: Inside Fifty States Today. New York: W.W. Norton Company. ISBN9780393016390. OCLC 317181631.
Referencesedit
^ abcSchneider, Keith (December 27, 2019). "Neal R. Peirce, Who Put Spotlight on Urban Innovation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^Smith, Harrison (December 28, 2019). "Neal Peirce, urban affairs columnist who championed inclusive cities, dies at 87". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
neal, peirce, neal, rippey, peirce, january, 1932, december, 2019, american, journalist, columnist, author, several, books, about, american, politics, political, editor, congressional, quarterly, from, 1960, 1969, founder, contributing, editor, national, journ. Neal Rippey Peirce January 5 1932 December 27 2019 was an American journalist and columnist and the author of several books about American politics 1 He was the political editor of the Congressional Quarterly from 1960 to 1969 and a co founder and contributing editor of the National Journal from 1969 to 1997 1 Neal PeirceBornNeal Rippey Peirce 1932 01 05 January 5 1932Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedDecember 27 2019 2019 12 27 aged 87 Washington D C U S EducationWesttown SchoolSouth Kent SchoolPrinceton UniversityHarvard UniversityOccupationColumnistSpouseBarbara Sabina Mathilda von dem Bach ZelewskiChildren1 son 2 daughters Mr Peirce wrote a weekly column for The Washington Post Writers Group from 1978 to 2013 2 It was the first nationally syndicated column dedicated to covering cities and metro areas From 1986 to 2011 he worked with colleague Curtis Johnson to produce comprehensive Peirce Reports on conditions and potential improvements in 26 metro areas Much of this work was reinforced by efforts of the Citistates Group a network of American journalists he established in 1995 to similarly focus on reporting on towns and cities In 2014 Mr Peirce launched Citiscope a news service reporting on cities around the globe that eventually became part of the Thomson Reuters project Place Neal Peirce died in Washington D C from glioblastoma 1 on December 27 2019 Nine months later the Neal Peirce Foundation was established to honor Mr Peirce s legacy In recognition of the many years he spent on the road covering America s urban beat the foundation s primary focus will be to award travel grants for journalists to get to cities and metro areas as he did and report on solutions percolating there Mr Peirce s large body of work is archived at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University Selected works editPeirce Neal R 1968 Electoral college The People s President The Electoral College in American History and the Direct Vote Alternative New York Simon and Schuster Peirce Neal R 1972 Megastates of America People Politics and Power in the Ten Great States New York W W Norton Company ISBN 9780393054583 OCLC 472885901 Peirce Neal R Hagstrom Jerry 1983 The Book of America Inside Fifty States Today New York W W Norton Company ISBN 9780393016390 OCLC 317181631 References edit a b c Schneider Keith December 27 2019 Neal R Peirce Who Put Spotlight on Urban Innovation Dies at 87 The New York Times Retrieved December 28 2019 Smith Harrison December 28 2019 Neal Peirce urban affairs columnist who championed inclusive cities dies at 87 The Washington Post Retrieved December 28 2019 External links editThe Neal Peirce Foundation The Citystates Group at the Wayback Machine archived June 26 2017 nbsp This article about a United States political writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neal Peirce amp oldid 1215074896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
