Wayne Barrett
Wayne Barrett | |
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 Wayne Barrett in 2007 | |
| Born | July 11, 1945 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2017 (aged 71) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Spouse |
Frances Marie McGettigan
(m. 1969; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an investigative reporter and senior editor for The Village Voice for 37 years.[1]
Early life and education
Barrett was born on July 11, 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut and was raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Saint Joseph's University and a Master of Arts from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]
Career
Barrett was a Fellow with The Nation Institute and contributor to Newsweek. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for over thirty years.
Barrett authored many articles and books about politicians, including New York City figures such as Ed Koch, Donald Trump, and Rudy Giuliani. Barrett's book, Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, was adapted into a 2003 television film, Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story.
He was interviewed for the 2006 documentary Giuliani Time and the 2017 documentary Get Me Roger Stone.
Barrett was a mentor to progressive activist and political commentator Nomiki Konst.[3][4]
After Barrett's death, his complete writings were acquired by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.[5]
Death
Barrett died in Manhattan on January 19, 2017 from complications of interstitial lung disease and lung cancer.[6][7][8][9]
Selected bibliography
- The Big Apple: City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York (Harper and Row, 1988, ISBN 0-06-091662-1) (with Jack Newfield)
- Trump: The Deals and the Downfall (Harper Collins, 1992, ISBN 0-06-016704-1)
- Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani (Basic Books, 2001, ISBN 0-465-00524-1)
- Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (Harper Collins, 2006, ISBN 0-06-053660-8; with Dan Collins)
- Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention (Regan Arts [e-book] April 26, 2016, ASIN: B01ECUXPIM; Paperback Edition August 2016, ISBN 978-1-68245-079-6)
References
- ^ Barrett, Wayne (January 8, 2011). "Bloomberg give us the cold shoulder", New York Post.
- ^ Austin, Dolph Briscoe Center for the American History-UT (2018-07-25). "The Wayne Barrett Papers". www.cah.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Legendary Reporter, Trump Biographer Wayne Barrett Dies, retrieved 2020-03-16
- ^ Scaros, Constantinos E. (2018-10-22). "Nomiki Konst, Anti-Corruption Champion, Runs for New York City Public Advocate". The National Herald. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Barrett, Wayne. "Wayne Barrett Papers, circa 1960s-circa 2000s". legacy.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (January 19, 2017). "Wayne Barrett, Fierce Muckraker at The Village Voice, Dies at 71". The New York Times.
- ^ Kludt, Tom (16 May 2016). "Donald Trump's first nemesis enjoys resurgence of 1991 book". CNN.
- ^ Aronsen, Gavin (4 January 2011). "I Was a Wayne Barrett Intern". Mother Jones.
- ^ Robbins, Tom (24 January 2017). "The old-school journalism of Wayne Barrett". CJR.
External links
- The Real Rudy: From the September print issue: The image of Rudy Giuliani as the hero of September 11 has never been seriously challenged. That changes now, The American Prospect online September 11, 2006
- "Rudy Giuliani's 5 Big Lies About 9/11: On the Stump, Rudy Can't Help Spreading Smoke and Ashes About His Dubious Record", The Village Voice, August 8–14, 2007, pp. 22–36.
- "Rudy's Ties to a Terror Sheikh: Giuliani's business contracts tie him to the man who let 9/11's mastermind escape the FBI", The Village Voice, November 27, 2007
- Wayne Barrett Laid Off from Village Voice - video report by Democracy Now!
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