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Mark Feldstein

@ProfFeldstein

Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Professor of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Maryland, was an award-winning investigative reporter at CNN, ABC News, NBC News, and various local television stations. His book, “Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington’s Scandal Culture,” was published in 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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