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John Frank Stossel (born March 6, 1947) is an American
Stossel's style combines reporting and commentary. It reflects a libertarian political philosophy and views on economics which are largely supportive of the
Stossel has received 19
Early life
John F. Stossel was born on March 6, 1947,
Career
Early career
In school, Stossel aspired to work at Seattle Magazine, but it went out of business by the time he graduated. His contacts there assisted him in getting a job at
Stossel grew continuously more frustrated with having to follow the assignment editor's vision of what was news. Perhaps because of his stuttering, he had always avoided covering what others covered, feeling he could not succeed if he were forced to compete with other reporters by shouting out questions at news conferences. However, this led to the unexpected realization for Stossel that more important events were those that occurred slowly, such as the
20/20
In 1981
Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network
In September 2009, it was announced that Stossel was leaving
The program,
Stossel TV
In 2019, Stossel launched Stossel TV, an online channel which distributes weekly videos via social media platforms.
Publications
Stossel has written three books. Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media is a 2005 autobiography from Harper Perennial documenting his career and philosophical transition from
With financial support from the libertarian
Since February 2011, Stossel has written a weekly newspaper column for Creators Syndicate.[29][30] His articles appear in such online publications as Newsmax, Reason, and Townhall.[31]
Political positions
Stossel purports to debunk myths in his journalism.
Libertarianism
As a
Stossel argues that individual self-interest, or "greed", creates an incentive to work harder and to innovate.[36] He argues that this innovation makes the poor richer and the only way people "can get rich is to offer us something that we believe is better than we had before."[37] He promoted school choice as a way to improve American public schools akin to the Belgian voucher system.[38][39]
Stossel has criticized government programs for being inefficient, wasteful, and harmful.[40] He has also criticized the American legal system, opining that it provides lawyers and vexatious litigators the incentive to file frivolous lawsuits indiscriminately.[41] Although Stossel concedes that some lawsuits are necessary in order to provide justice to people genuinely injured by others with greater economic power,[42] he advocates the adoption in the U.S. of the English rule as one method to reduce the more abusive or frivolous lawsuits.[43]
Stossel opposes the
Stossel argues that a country needs to have police and a
When the
Stossel is a faculty member of the Charles Koch Institute.[55]
Stossel has advocated in favor of abolishing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[56]
On April 1, 2016, Stossel moderated the first-ever nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate.
Science
In 2001, the
In December 2014, Stossel stated that "There is no good data showing
Praise and criticism
Awards
As of 2001, Stossel had won 19
Praise
In promotional copy for one of Stossel's books, the Nobel Prize–winning
An article published by the libertarian group Advocates for Self Government notes praise for Stossel.
Criticism and controversy
Progressive organizations such as
In a February 2000
David Schultz incident
On December 28, 1984, during an interview for 20/20 on
Organic vegetables
A February 2000 story about organic vegetables on 20/20 included statements by Stossel that tests had shown that neither organic nor conventional produce samples contained any pesticide residue, and that organic food was more likely to be contaminated by E. coli bacteria. The Environmental Working Group objected to his report, mainly questioning his statements about bacteria, but also managed to determine that the produce had never been tested for pesticides. They communicated this to Stossel, but after the story's producer backed Stossel's statement that the test results had been as described, the story was rebroadcast months later, unchanged, and with a postscript in which Stossel reiterated his claim. Later, after a report in The New York Times confirmed the Environmental Working Group's claims, ABC News suspended the producer of the segment for a month and reprimanded Stossel. Stossel apologized, saying that he had thought the tests had been conducted as reported. However, he asserted that the gist of his report had been accurate.[80][81][82][83]
Frederick K. C. Price
In a March 2007 segment about finances and lifestyles of
Lawsuit against fact-checkers
In September 2021, Stossel sued
Personal life
Stossel lives in New York City with his wife, Ellen Abrams[93] and children, Lauren and Max.[8][94] They also own a home in Massachusetts.[95]
Stossel came to embrace his family's
Stossel's brother, Thomas P. Stossel, was a Harvard Medical School professor[97] and co-director of the Hematology Division at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.[98] He has served on the advisory boards of pharmaceutical companies such as Merck and Pfizer.[99] Stossel's nephew is journalist and magazine editor Scott Stossel.[100]
On April 20, 2016, Stossel announced he had lung cancer despite never having smoked,[101] and that as a result of its early detection, he would have a fifth of one of his lungs surgically removed.[102]
Books
- Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media... (Paperback ed.). Harper Paperbacks. 2005. ISBN 978-0-06-052915-4.
- Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel – Why Everything You Know is Wrong (Paperback ed.). Hyperion. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7868-9393-5.
- ISBN 978-1451640946.
See also
References
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We stand by our report
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External links
- Official website
- John Stossel at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Stossel TV YouTube Channel
- American Justice Partnership (December 12, 2005). "Special Interview...Steve Hantler (of) John Stossel". Archived from the original (17 minute MP3 audio) on July 12, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
Biographies and articles about Stossel
- ABC News Biography
- Johnson, Peter. "Stossel's evolution from activist to contrarian angers some of his fans", USA Today, April 30, 2006
- Sullum, Jacob. "Risky Journalism: ABC's John Stossel bucks a fearful establishment" Reason, April 1997.
Articles by Stossel
- John Stossel's 20/20 Web Page
- John Stossel's Newspaper Columns Archived September 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- John Stossel's Column on Creators.com