Michael Olesker

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Michael Olesker (born 1945) is a former syndicated columnist for

Baltimore, Maryland
, and a book author.

Olesker attended the

University of Maryland where he was on the staff of the school newspaper, The Diamondback, serving as the sports page editor.[1] Olesker started writing for the Baltimore News-American in 1978, prior to becoming a Baltimore Sun writer between 1979–2006. He was also a commentator on WJZ-TV from 1983 through December 2002, and his columns were syndicated in other newspapers such as Newsday and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[2][3] Olesker resigned from the Sun on January 4, 2006, after it was alleged that his columns contained passages plagiarized from articles at other newspapers.[4][5][6] After leaving The Baltimore Sun, Olesker was a columnist for The Baltimore Examiner
until that newspaper ceased publication in 2009.

Olesker is known for his liberal viewpoints and for his criticism of the administration of

Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele also accused Olesker of making up quotes.[8][9]

Olesker is the author of Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore (

Holocaust
survivor. His other books include:

He was an extra in the 5th season of HBO's The Wire.[10]

Notes

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    ISBN 978-0-8018-5203-9
    .
  2. ^ Olesker, Michael (12 December 2001). "Life Support". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ Olesker, Michael (26 March 2002). "Death Sends Daily Reminders at WTC Site". Newsday. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  4. ^ Baltimore Sun Columnist Quits Amid Plagiarism Charges, FoxNews.com January 4, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Kincaid, Cliff. "None Dare Call It Plagiarism". Accuracy in Media. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b Court Favors Ehrlich on ban, The Baltimore Sun, February 16, 2006
  7. The National Review. Retrieved 22 June 2010.[permanent dead link
    ]
  8. ^ Associated Press (31 March 2005). "Balto. Newspaper Says Ehrlich's Ban Unconstitutional". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  9. ^ Dicarlo, Rachel. "The Governor vs. the Sun". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  10. UPI (30 December 2007). "Sun TV Critic red inks 'The Wire' newsroom"
    . UPI.com. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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