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...only adds to the sadness of Russert's death that he passes away in the middle of a suspenseful presidential election, and one that again affirmed his standing as possibly America's most influential political journalist. On May 6, the night of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, Russert declared on MSNBC, "We now know who the Democratic nominee's going to be." The pronouncement rocketed through the mediasphere and the campaigns themselves. As the New York Times reported shortly afterward, "The thought echoed throughout the world of instant political analysis, blocking the Clinton campaign's efforts to portray...
What did Capote do that nobody else could? In The Monster of Florence (Grand Central; 322 pages), thriller author Douglas Preston (writing with the Italian journalist Mario Spezi) tells the story of a serial killer who terrorized Florence in the 1970s and 1980s. The Monster, as he (or she or they) is known, stalked couples making love in parked cars in the hills outside the city, which is something Florentines apparently do quite a lot. He would wait till they were finished, then shoot the man in the head, then the woman. Afterward, he would mutilate...
...Elliot's concierges, no request is beyond the pale. Well, almost no request: the company ran into trouble last year when an employee in France reportedly told a journalist posing as a client that he could procure prostitutes and cocaine. For the most part, though, Quintessentially's clients-or members, as the company calls them-simply want to know where to go, and how to get past the velvet rope when they get there. "If you think about the early 21st century, there's more very, very rich people on the planet than ever before who all want that access...
...real slimy guy.' BILL CLINTON, about journalist Todd Purdum, calling him "sleazy," "dishonest" and a "scumbag" after Purdum's Vanity Fair article criticized the former President for bringing negative attention to his wife's campaign. Clinton later apologized for his words...
...have gotten the story. I did a dozen interviews about what happened to me, and when the story ended in “my translator is still in jail!” people would murmur words of support, but little more. Mallory Simon at CNN has been the only journalist to act in solidarity and maintain interest in Mohammed. Joel Campagna at the Committee to Protect Journalists has been an excellent and tireless resource...