Catherine Seipp
Catherine Seipp | |
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 Cathy Seipp | |
| Born | Catherine Seipp November 17, 1957 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | March 21, 2007 (aged 49) Los Angeles, U.S. |
Catherine Seipp (/saɪp/; November 17, 1957 – March 21, 2007) was a Los Angeles freelance writer and media critic. She is best known for writing the weekly "From the Left Coast" column for National Review Online and a monthly column for the Independent Women's Forum and for her early recognition of the potential significance of the blogosphere.[1][2]
Personal life
Cathy Seipp was born in
Seipp married Jerry Lazar in 1986; their daughter, Maia, was born in 1989. Seipp and Lazar divorced in 1990, and Seipp never remarried.
Career
In addition to her regular columns, Seipp wrote for a variety of publications and websites, including Buzz, Mediaweek, UPI, New York Press, TV Guide,
She was also a regular guest on CNBC's The Dennis Miller Show until the show's cancellation in May 2005.
Death
Seipp, a non-smoker, died of lung cancer on March 21, 2007. She was survived by her parents, daughter, and sister.
Quotes
- "I just want to let everyone know having cancer hasn't made me a better person."[3]
- "And to all those proper feminists asking how I could work for a mag [Penthouse] that exploits women like that, I would suggest: Go write for a woman's mag if you want to experience an institution that exploits women."[4]
References
- ^ Brian Carroll, Berry College. "Culture Clash: Journalism and the Communal Ethos of the Blogosphere". Into the blogosphere. Archived from the original on July 30, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
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Barbara K. Kaye (January 2005). "It's a Blog, Blog, Blog World: Users and Uses of Weblogs" (Fee). Atlantic Journal of Communication. 13 (2): 73–95. S2CID 144589456.
- ^ Amy Alkon (March 21, 2007). "Cathy Siepp". Advice Goddess Blog.
- ^ Cathy Siepp (January 13, 2004). "Living with Playboy". National Review Online.