James B. Stewart
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Born | James Bennett Stewart c. 1952 (age 71–72) Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism (1988) |
James Bennett Stewart (born c. 1952) is an American lawyer, journalist, and author.
Early life and education
Stewart was born in Quincy, Illinois. He graduated from DePauw University and Harvard Law School.
Career
He is a member of the Bar of New York, the Bloomberg Professor of Business and Economic Journalism at the
Stewart's book Blind Eye: The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With Murder (1999), won the 2000
Notable stories
Jeffrey Epstein
On August 12, 2019, Stewart reported on a conversation he had with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein reportedly told Stewart that he was advising Elon Musk and Tesla. Stewart was also told by Epstein that he had dirt on powerful people including personal details about their sexual activities and drug use.[9]
On July 31, 2019, Stewart along with Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg reported about Epstein's interest in Eugenics and how he wished to seed the human race by using his own DNA. He also reportedly wanted his head and penis frozen.[10]
In October 2019, Stewart and Emily Flitter partnered on a piece which provided more detail as to Epstein's relationship with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, which had started after Epstein had become a registered sex offender.[11]
Bibliography
Books
- Stewart, James (1983). ISBN 0-671-42023-2.
- Stewart, James (1987). Prosecutors. New York: ISBN 0-671-66835-8.
- Stewart, James (1991). ISBN 0-671-63802-5.
- Stewart, James (1997). Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries. London: Touchstone. ISBN 0-684-83139-2.
- Stewart, James (1998). Follow the Story: How to Write Successful Nonfiction. New York: ISBN 0-684-85067-2.
- Stewart, James (1999). Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away With Murder. New York City: ISBN 0-684-85484-8.
- Stewart, James (2002). Heart of a Soldier: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-4098-7.; a biography of Rick Rescorla, Morgan Stanley security director who died at WTC
- Stewart, James (2005). ISBN 0-684-80993-1.
- Stewart, James (2011). Tangled Webs: How False Statements are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff. New York: ISBN 978-1-59420-269-8.
- Stewart, James (2019). Deep State: Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law. ISBN 978-0525559108.
- Stewart, James (2023). Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy. ISBN 978-1984879424. (with Rachel Abrams)
Essays and reporting
- Stewart, James B. (September 14, 2009). "Eight Days The battle to save the American financial system". The New Yorker.
- Stewart, James B. (March 23, 2015). "A fight at the opera : Peter Gelb has a bold vision. Can the Met afford it?". The New Yorker. Vol. 91, no. 5. pp. 56–67.
Awards
Stewart was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2002 in the area of Communications.[12]
In 1996 Stewart received an honorary doctorate from Quincy University.
Stewart has earned five Gerald Loeb Awards: the 1987 Deadline and/or Beat Writing award for "Coverage of Wall Street Insider Trading Scandal",[4] the 1988 Large Newspapers award for "Terrible Tuesday",[13][14][15] the 2006 Business Book award for "DisneyWar",[16] the 2016 Commentary award for "Inside the Boardroom",[17] and the 2019 Feature award for "'If Bobbie Talks, I'm Finished': How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser".[18]
See also
References
- ^ "James B. Stewart". indstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ISBN 978-1594202698.
- ^ a b c "Times Hires James B. Stewart, Financial Writer". MediaDecoder. May 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Times Wins Loeb Award". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Interview with Stewart on Den of Thieves". Booknotes. November 24, 1991. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.
- ^ "James B. Stewart: Gerald Loeb Award finalist". UCLA. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
- ^ Oxfield, Jesse; Idov, Michael (March 4, 2007). "'Out' Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on June 6, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". DePauw University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Laureates by Year - The Lincoln Academy of Illinois". The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Times Writer Wins Loeb Award". Los Angeles Times. 10 May 1988. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "James B. Stewart". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Historical Winners List". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- UCLA. Archived from the originalon February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- UCLA. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Stewart, James B.; Abrams, Rachel; Gabler, Ellen (November 28, 2018). "'If Bobbie Talks, I'm Finished': How Les Moonves Tried to Silence an Accuser" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via UCLA Anderson School of Management.
External links
- Official website
- Common Sense column archive at The Wall Street Journal
- Contributor Profile 2011 at The New Yorker
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- James B. Stewart on Charlie Rose
- James B. Stewart collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Profile[permanent dead link] at Royce Carlton
- 'Deep State' Author Says Trump Has Learned Nothing From The Russia Investigation October 7, 2019 NPR
- How 'Deep State' book disputes accusations of Trump bias at FBI, DOJ October 10, 2019 PBS NewsHour