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Larry Tye

@LarryTye

Tye, a 1994 Nieman Fellow, is a former Boston Globe reporter and head of a Boston-based fellowship program that trains journalists covering healthcare. He is also the author of 8 books, including “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon” and “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy.”

The Intersection of Two All-American Stories

The Intersection of Two All-American Stories

The story of the Pullman porters is a gift that is still giving. The Black men who worked on George Pullman’s elegant sleeping cars for the century after the Civil War first…
October 23, 2024
Drew Pearson vs. Joe McCarthy: The Unmaking of the Modern American Demagogue

Drew Pearson vs. Joe McCarthy: The Unmaking of the Modern American Demagogue

In "Demagogue," his biography of Joe McCarthy, Larry Tye reveals journalist Drew Pearson’s role in taking on and bringing down the infamous senator from Wisconsin
July 9, 2020
How Bobby Kennedy in 1968 Turned Skeptical Journalists into Believers

How Bobby Kennedy in 1968 Turned Skeptical Journalists into Believers

We all know the gladiatorial press-pol narrative of this year’s presidential campaign: Donald Trump bashes journalists, then banishes them, while Hillary Clinton ducks, parries, and emphatically stays on-message. But a…
July 22, 2016
Larry Tye, NF ’94

Larry Tye, NF ’94

After covering medicine, the environment, and sports at The Boston Globe, Tye now writes books and runs a fellowship program that trains journalists covering health care It was the moment…
September 19, 2013

An Education in How to Cover the Issues

In eight days, journalists gain knowledge and experience that improves coverage.
May 1, 2003