David Wise (journalist)
David Wise (May 10, 1930 – October 8, 2018) was an American journalist and author who worked for the
Early life
Wise was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Education
In 1951, Wise graduated from Columbia University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator.[2]
Career
In 1951, Wise joined the
Beginning in 1962 with an examination of the
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Booknotes interview with Wise on Cassidy's Run, May 7, 2000, C-SPAN |
Wise's book The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power (1973) won the
Wise also published several novels, including Spectrum (1981), based on the 1965 The Apollo Affair.
Personal life
On October 8, 2018, Wise died from pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C. He was 88 years old.[6][7]
Works
Articles
- "Is Anybody Watching the CIA?" Inquiry (Nov. 27, 1978), pp. 17-21.
Books
- The U-2 Affair (with Thomas B. Ross), Random House, 1962
- Thomas B. Ross), Random House, 1964
- The Espionage Establishment (with Thomas B. Ross), Random House, 1967
- The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power, Random House, 1973
- The American Police State: The Government Against the People, Random House, 1976
- Spectrum, Viking Press, 1981 (novel)
- The Children's Game, Doubleday, 1983 (novel)
- The Samarkand Dimension, St. Martin's/Marek, 1987 (novel)
- The Spy Who Got Away, Random House, 1988
- Molehunt: The Secret Search for Traitors that Shattered the CIA, Random House, 1992
- Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold The CIA To The KGB For $4.6m, 1995
- Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas, Random House, 2000
- Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, Random House, 2002
- Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System (with Milton C. Cummings, Jr.), 2004
- Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011[8]
Awards
- 1973 George Polk Award (Book category), for The Politics of Lying[9]
- 1975 Orwell Award, for The Politics of Lying
References
- ^ Random House, David Wise Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1988). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
- ^ a b c SoHo Journal, Author David Wise To Discusses New Book At AFIO Luncheon Archived 2018-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Wise and Thomas Ross (1964). Invisible Government. New York, Random House.
- ^ Charles E. Valpey, Central Intelligence Agency, The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B. Ross. Book review by Charles E. Valpey, Studies in Intelligence, vol. 8 no. 4, Fall 1964, released 18 September 1995
- ^ Giglio, David (December 2, 2018). "David Wise: Bestseller journalist and Historian - Author of "The Invisible Government - dead at 88". covertactionmagazine.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "David Wise, Journalist Who Exposed C.I.A. Activity, Dies at 88". The New York Times. October 9, 2018.
- ^ John Pomfret, The Washington Post, 24 June 2011, David Wise's 'Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War With China'
- ^ "George Polk Awards". Long Island University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.