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| '''David Margolick''' is a longtime contributing editor at '']'', where he writes about culture, the media, and politics.<ref> of David Margolick</ref> From 1981 to 1986 he was a legal reporter on the metropolitan desk of '']'' and from 1987 to 1996 served as the ''Times'' national legal affairs editor and law columnist.<ref name=Harvard> at Harvard.</ref> He is a graduate of the ] and ].<ref name=Harvard/> His weekly column at ''The New York Times'' was called ''At the Bar'', which he wrote for seven years. He is the author of ''Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song''. He is noted for his attempt to provide a balanced view of his subjects, with ]'s magazine noting, "In a world of instant news and short attention spans, Margolick’s carefully documented stories are what a five-course meal in a French restaurant is to fast food. He is in his element when he can find shades of gray where others are screaming black and white."<ref name=Stanford>, Cynthia Haven, ''Stanford Magazine'', November-December 2006.</ref> | '''David Margolick''' is a longtime contributing editor at '']'', where he writes about culture, the media, and politics.<ref> of David Margolick</ref> From 1981 to 1986 he was a legal reporter on the metropolitan desk of '']'' and from 1987 to 1996 served as the ''Times'' national legal affairs editor and law columnist.<ref name=Harvard> at Harvard.</ref> He is a graduate of the ] and ].<ref name=Harvard/> His weekly column at ''The New York Times'' was called ''At the Bar'', which he wrote for seven years. He is the author of ''Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song''. He is noted for his attempt to provide a balanced view of his subjects, with ]'s magazine noting, "In a world of instant news and short attention spans, Margolick’s carefully documented stories are what a five-course meal in a French restaurant is to fast food. He is in his element when he can find shades of gray where others are screaming black and white."<ref name=Stanford>, Cynthia Haven, ''Stanford Magazine'', November-December 2006.</ref> | ||
| In 1995, Margolick was criticized for using the ] tabloid as a source while reporting for the New York Times at the O.J. Simpson trial. ] of ] said of the controversy " |
In 1995, Margolick was criticized for using the ] tabloid as a source while reporting for the New York Times at the O.J. Simpson trial. ] of ] said of the controversy "the tide is running in the direction of lowest-common-denominator journalism, and that is very sad."<ref>, Time Magazine, Jan 9, 1995</ref> | ||
| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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David Margolick is a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where he writes about culture, the media, and politics. From 1981 to 1986 he was a legal reporter on the metropolitan desk of The New York Times and from 1987 to 1996 served as the Times national legal affairs editor and law columnist. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Stanford Law School. His weekly column at The New York Times was called At the Bar, which he wrote for seven years. He is the author of Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song. He is noted for his attempt to provide a balanced view of his subjects, with Stanford University's magazine noting, "In a world of instant news and short attention spans, Margolick’s carefully documented stories are what a five-course meal in a French restaurant is to fast food. He is in his element when he can find shades of gray where others are screaming black and white."
In 1995, Margolick was criticized for using the National Enquirer tabloid as a source while reporting for the New York Times at the O.J. Simpson trial. Marvin Kalb of Harvard University said of the controversy "the tide is running in the direction of lowest-common-denominator journalism, and that is very sad."
Bibliography
- Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink
- Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song (with Hilton Als)
- At the Bar
- Undue Influence: The Epic Battle for the Johnson & Johnson Fortune
External links
- The Night of the Generals, Margolick's April 2007 article on the generals who spoke out against Donald Rumsfeld.
References
- Random House author biography of David Margolick
- ^ David Margolick Biography at Harvard.
- Fair and Balanced; Writer David Margolick knows there are many sides to every story, Cynthia Haven, Stanford Magazine, November-December 2006.
- Leader of the Pack, Time Magazine, Jan 9, 1995
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