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Contributors
Published in: September 1, 1992
Gay Talese, 60, is the author of Unto The Sons, a best-selling book published in 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf. His previous best-sellers include Thy Neighbor's Wife, a study of sex in pre-AIDS America, Honor Thy Father, a report on the Bonnano Mafia family and The Kingdom and The Power, an inside look at The New York Times. He worked for The New York Times for 10 years, and currently resides in New York City.
David Shaw, 49, is the media critic for the Los Angeles Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991, and he has received numerous other awards for his reporting. He is the author of Press Watch, published by Macmillan in 1984 and Journalism Today, A Changing Press for a Changing America, published by Harper & Row in 1977. Mr. Shaw resides in Los Angeles.
Pierre Salinger, 67, is the chief foreign correspondent for ABC News. He's received awards for his reporting concerning the American hostages in Iran, and he is the recipient of the George Polk Award. Salinger began his journalism career at the San Francisco Chronicle and worked at Collier's magazine. He served as press secretary to President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Salinger was also appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1964 to serve out the term of the late Senator Clair Engle. Mr. Salinger lives in London.
Mervyn Rothstein, 48, is a reporter for The New York Times. He has covered theater, film and literature for the newspaper's daily arts pages and the Sunday Arts and Leisure section as well as The New York Times Sunday Magazine. He teaches a course in theater at New York University and is currently at work on a biography of Joseph Papp, to be published by Alfred A. Knopf. Mr. Rothstein lives in New York City.
John Graham, 52, is a freelancer for British and international magazines and is currently visiting Vietnam and Laos. He worked as a foreign correspondent for 15 years for the Financial Times of London and The Observer, and spent six years as Washington bureau chief. He has played the professional backgammon circuit. Mr. Graham resides in London.
Paul Chutkow, 45, is currently working on a biography of Gérard Depardieu, to be published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1993. He has worked as a freelancer for 12 years, and has contributed to Vogue, Connoisseur, and The New York Times as well as many other publications. He previously worked for the Associated Press and the Baltimore Sun. Mr. Chutkow lives in northern California.
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