Landsberg was born November 1 , 1953 in Sacramento , California . He received a bachelor 's degree in history from UCLA in 1976 . After graduation he worked at the '' Beverly Hills Independent '' and the '' Ukiah Daily Journal . '' In 1980 he went to work for the '' Associated Press '' , where he was a reporter , editor , and foreign correspondent for 19 years , moving to the '' Times '' in 1989 . At the '' Times '' he reported on local and national politics , including coverage of the 2000 Florida recount , the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election , and the 2010 Haiti earthquake . Landsberg was one of three journalists cited by name when the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting was given to the '' Los Angeles Times '' for " compelling and comprehensive coverage of the massive wildfires that imperiled a populated region of southern California . " He was the lead writer for a 70-member team covering the fire stories . The next year , his reporting contributed to the newspaper 's winning of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service . He and three other reporters were credited for a " courageous , exhaustively researched series exposing deadly medical problems and racial injustice at a major public hospital " , the King/Drew Medical Center
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Mitchell Landsberg