Sheri Fink
Sheri Fink
Full Name and Common Aliases
Sheri Fink is an American investigative journalist and author. She is also known by her married name, Sheri Fink (husband's last name not publicly disclosed).
Birth and Death Dates
Sheri Fink was born on April 20, 1967. As of this writing, she remains alive.
Nationality and Profession(s)
Fink holds American nationality and works as an investigative journalist and author.
Early Life and Background
Sheri Fink grew up in the United States. Details about her early life, such as where she was born or raised, are not publicly available. However, it is known that she developed a passion for writing and storytelling at a young age. Her educational background includes attending Harvard University, where she earned a BA in biochemistry, and later received an MFA in creative nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence College.
Major Accomplishments
Fink's work has been recognized with several awards and honors. In 2011, her story "The Deadly Wait" (part of the series "The Doctor's Dilemma") was selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Additionally, she won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020, along with team members from The New York Times and ProPublica, for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable Works or Actions
Sheri Fink's most notable works include:
"The Deadly Wait" (part of the series "The Doctor's Dilemma") - an investigative piece published in 2010 that explored the ethical dilemmas faced by medical professionals during natural disasters.
_Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital_ (2013) - a nonfiction book that chronicles the experiences of patients and staff at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
Impact and Legacy
Fink's work has had a significant impact on the medical field, raising questions about the ethics of end-of-life care and the challenges faced by healthcare professionals in crisis situations. Her investigative reporting and writing have also helped to shed light on important social issues, including the human cost of natural disasters and the need for more effective disaster preparedness.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
Sheri Fink is widely quoted and remembered due to her meticulous research, engaging storytelling, and commitment to exposing critical issues. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, solidifying her reputation as a leading investigative journalist and author.
Quotes by Sheri Fink
We’ve got a duty to die,” Lamm said, “and get out of the way with all of our machines and artificial hearts and everything else like that and let the other society, our kids, build a reasonable life.
When deciding whether or not to go for your dream, remember that you don’t need a bigger net, you just need bigger wings.
As they discussed disaster preparedness that afternoon, Rick Simmons argued that Katrina showed what worked best was a central, top-to-bottom command. He gave the example of the Coast Guard, perhaps not knowing that many in the Guard attributed their Katrina successes, conversely, to the initiative of ground-level crew members who were empowered to solve problems impromptu and worked with great autonomy.
Sometimes the ethical – the most important ethical question sometimes is the one you ask not at the moment of crisis, but the duty you have to anticipate certain kinds of crises and avoid them.
Always be open to inspiration. You never know where it may come from. Begin with an open mind, end with an inspired heart.
The long-repressed masses outside the hospital, brandishing looted guns and rifles, would revolt and overtake them. The enemy was near. A rowdy gang squatted in the credit union building across the street from Memorial.
Emergencies are crucibles that contain and reveal the daily, slower-burning problems of medicine and beyond – our vulnerabilities; our trouble grappling with uncertainty, how we die, how we prioritize and divide what is most precious and vital and limited; even our biases and blindnesses.
Gunshots assumed to have been aimed at rescuers may have been gunshots aimed, however misguidedly, at alerting those rescuers to the presence of desperate survivors.
Don’t be anyone’s firefly in a jar! A lot of people are attracted to the light. Some are also intimidated by it. They selfishly try to keep it for themselves. Sometimes it happens so fast, you don’t even realize you’re being captured. There is magic within you that will suffocate in a jar. If you wake up one morning and realize there’s a lid above you, do whatever it takes to free yourself. Life is much better beyond the jar. The world needs your light! Shine, Baby, shine!
That being said, even if we cannot achieve it, journalism that strives toward objectivity and fairness has an important place in our society. So, too, does being honest and open when presenting our own opinions, as you do so well in your book.