Barry Meier
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Barry Meier | |
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| Born | 1949[1] |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Author Columnist |
Barry Meier is a writer and former
Education
Meier studied at Syracuse University.[1]
Career
In his career as journalist, Meier has specialized in reporting on business, public policy, and health and safety.[1] He reported for The Wall Street Journal for five years,[1] worked at New York Newsday as a special projects reporter,[1] and reported for The New York Times. According to his The Times profile, his articles published by The Times and elsewhere "have led to Congressional hearings and changes in federal laws."[1]
Pain Killer book
In 2001, Meier began investigating
A 2004 New York Times review of the book concluded:For years, doctors who prescribed OxyContin were told that the risk of addiction to the painkiller was less than 1 percent. Only after the drug had devastated thousands of lives was it revealed that this figure, touted as scientific fact, was based on a small study that had no relevance for the general public.[3]
Spooks (2021)
Meier's 2021 book entitled Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies focused on the former The Wall Street Journal journalist, Glenn R. Simpson and the company he founded and co-owned—Fusion GPS—the spy they hired—Christopher Steele—and his report—the Steele dossier prior to the 2016 United States presidential election.[5][6][7]
Works
- Meier, Barry (May 3, 2016). Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran. ISBN 978-0374210458.
- Meier, Barry (May 29, 2018). Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0525511106.
- Meier, Barry (May 18, 2021). Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies. ISBN 978-0062950680.
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9781579546380.
- ^ a b Kenneally, Christine (January 4, 2004). "Pain Killer". New York Times. Books in Brief: Nonfiction. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c Meier, Barry (June 8, 2018). "Every Time I Thought the Purdue Pharma OxyContin Story Was Over, I Was Wrong: Not only would a previously undisclosed prosecution report surface more than a decade after it was written, but as fate would have it, I would be in it". New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0062950680.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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