Alex Kotlowitz

[citation needed] Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal staff writer from 1984 to 1993, has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and Public Radio International’s This American Life.

His articles have also appeared in Granta, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic and The New Republic.

His work has also been included in numerous anthologies—and on PBS's Frontline and NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition.

[citation needed] Kotlowitz's documentary The Interrupters, co-produced with filmmaker Steve James, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011 to widespread critical acclaim.

The project was inspired by Kotlowitz's 2008 New York Times Magazine article, "Blocking the Transmission of Violence.

"[8][9] For the film, Kotlowitz and James received an Emmy, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, and a Cinema Eye Award; it was selected by numerous publications, including The New Yorker and Entertainment Weekly, as one of the top ten films of 2011.