Jeff Sharlet
Freelance Journalist and Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
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Contrib ed, Rolling Stone, Harper's; author of The Family, C St, Sweet Heaven When I Die
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What was your first job as a journalist?
Courts-martial beat for the San Diego Reader
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
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RT @anamariecox: Ben Smith articulates what we lost with Michael and why it matters. bit.ly/11Nlcrw
Missing Michael Hastings
buzzfeed.com — Michael Hastings was really only interested in writing stories someone didn't want him to write - often his subjects; occasionally his editor. While there is no template for a great reporter, he was one for reasons that were intrinsic to who he was: ambitious, skeptical of power and conventional wisdom, and incredibly brave.
RT @RalstonReports: A talented journalist takes his time to craft a tribute to a colleague taken too soon. Beautiful @BuzzFeedBen piece: ht…
Missing Michael Hastings
buzzfeed.com — Michael Hastings was really only interested in writing stories someone didn't want him to write - often his subjects; occasionally his editor. While there is no template for a great reporter, he was one for reasons that were intrinsic to who he was: ambitious, skeptical of power and conventional wisdom, and incredibly brave.
RT @GregMitch: Rachel Maddow's very personal tribute to Michael Hastings tonight: bit.ly/12abOgw
Journalist Michael Hastings, 33, Dies in Car Crash | The Nation
thenation.com — The prolific and courageous journalist Michael Hastings, formerly of Newsweek, more recently Rolling Stone and Buzzfeed, has died at the age of 33 in an auto accident in L.A., Buzzfeed reported tonight. Via Twitter and other online outlets hundreds of fellow journalists expressed shock and sadness.
RT @jessradio: Read Michael Hastings' last story, 'Why Democrats Love to Spy on Americans': buzzfeed.com/mhastings/why-…
Why Democrats Love To Spy On Americans
buzzfeed.com — NEW YORK - For most bigwig Democrats in Washington, D.C., the last 48 hours has delivered the news of the worst kind - a flood of new information that has washed away any lingering doubts about where President Obama and his party stand on civil liberties, full stop.
RT @MikeElk: "Michael Hastings was the type of national security reporter that I didn't have the guts to be" - @marcambinder: http://t.co/…
Michael Hastings, remembered
theweek.com — Michael Hastings was the type of national security reporter I didn't have the guts to be. "A dick?" I guess -- well, yes. A dick. A dick to those in power. Fearless. Someone who didn't care what others thought of him.
Fuck. Nothing to do but write tributes. R.I.P., Michael Hastings. You earned it at a young age.
jeffsharlet.blogspot.com/2013/06/michae…
Michael Hastings, An Honest Reporter, 1980-2013
jeffsharlet.blogspot.com — Tonight comes the terrible, terrible news of the death of Michael Hastings, 33, one of those incredibly rare investigative journalists gifted with anger, honesty, and the courage to genuinely challenge -- and in one great instance, topple -- power.
Michael Hastings on cover of latest VT Life mag. Don't believe it's online. pic.twitter.com/sYOxr0BjLe
JeffSharlet: Michael Hastings on cover of ...
twitter.com — Michael Hastings on cover of latest VT Life mag. Don't believe it's online. pic.twitter.com/sYOxr0BjLe
Which is another way of saying, check out 40towns.com. Then make your own.
40Towns - Front Page
40towns.com — Nate Kania I come upon Tecumseh's flowerbed. She's here. She's ditched the camouflage jacket in favor of a black sweatshirt. The dogs are out, and there's no sign of the lime green sleeping bag from last week. After circling the shopping plaza for several minutes, I pull into the Dunkin Donuts across the street.
Just back from 3 1/2 hours of excellent American studies talks. Thinking about close readings. & still feel 40towns.com holds up.
40Towns - Front Page
40towns.com — Nate Kania I come upon Tecumseh's flowerbed. She's here. She's ditched the camouflage jacket in favor of a black sweatshirt. The dogs are out, and there's no sign of the lime green sleeping bag from last week. After circling the shopping plaza for several minutes, I pull into the Dunkin Donuts across the street.
@emccullough @vqr under that heading, not very. Considering actual work? The convergence of all genres.
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