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21st-century American journalists

  • Jon ParelesJon Pareles played the Harkness Tower carillon while still a Yale student. He also DJed and wrote for campus papers.
  • Hunter S. ThompsonHunter S. Thompson's Gonzo style began as a Kentucky Derby deadline scramble. He mailed pages ripped from his notebook.
  • Griffin McElroyA millipede in West Virginia's hills is named after Griffin McElroy's family.
  • Charles GraeberCharles Graeber left science for journalism and wrote about a nurse who killed.
  • Megyn KellyMegyn Kelly stood on a rally stage in Pittsburgh on the 4th of November 2024, one day before the presidential election, and endorsed Donald Trump. She told the crowd he would be a "protector" of women. Afterward she posted a selfie with…
  • Savannah GuthrieSavannah Guthrie's first television job nearly ended before it began. She started in October 1993 at KTVM, the NBC affiliate in Butte, Montana. On her 10th day at the station, management closed the local news operation. Today she is a main…
  • Bari WeissBari Weiss, an American political commentator born in 1984, has collected an unusually long list of labels. Vanity Fair called her a provocateur. In a 2019 interview with Joe Rogan, she described herself as a left-leaning centrist. At…
  • Tucker CarlsonTucker Carlson ended his Friday broadcast on the 21st of April 2023 by telling Fox News viewers that he would "be back on Monday." He was not. On the morning of the 24th of April, the network dismissed him, along with the executive…
  • Charlie RoseCharlie Rose, an American journalist born on the 5th of January 1942, hosted a talk show under his own name for 26 years, from 1991 to 2017. He was its executive producer as well as its host, and the program became known for its stature…
  • Jennette McCurdyJennette McCurdy gave her memoir a title that stops people mid-sentence: I'm Glad My Mom Died. The cover is just as startling. It shows her looking upward while holding a pink urn, with confetti spilling out of the lid. It looks like a…
  • Christopher HitchensOn the 8th of October 2011, Christopher Hitchens collected the Richard Dawkins Award at the Texas Freethought Convention. It was his final public appearance. Christopher Eric Hitchens, a British and American author and journalist, had been…
  • David M. EwaltIn 2009, David M. Ewalt co-created the first Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People.
  • Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson interviewed Steve Jobs more than forty times over roughly two years.
  • Anna WintourAnna Wintour held the top editorial job at Vogue from 1988 to 2025, and for much of that time her name worked like a password in fashion. When industry publicists disagreed with one of her subordinates, they would ask whether they should…

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