▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁from ▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Niem an ▁Fellow ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁a ▁G ann ett ▁professional - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁William ▁Allen ▁White ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas . ▁During ▁his ▁newspaper ▁career , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁man aging ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Ak ron ▁Be acon ▁Journal , ▁executive ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Ro chester ▁Dem ocrat ▁& ▁Chron icle , ▁and ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News . ▁ ▁Under ▁G iles ' ▁editor ship , ▁The ▁Ak ron ▁Be acon ▁Journal ▁received ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁for ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁State ▁shoot ings , ▁and ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁dis clos ures ▁of ▁a ▁sc andal ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁F is cal ▁Agency . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁News room ▁Management : ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁Theory ▁and ▁Pract ice . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁labor ▁practice ▁changes ▁by ▁G iles ▁led ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁employees ▁of ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News ▁and ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁going ▁on ▁strike ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁newspaper ▁strike ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 7 . ▁The ▁papers ▁lost ▁approximately ▁US $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0