David Streitfeld

David Streitfeld is an American journalist. During his tenure as book reporter at the Washington Post, he definitively identified Joe Klein as the "Anonymous" author of the 1996 novel Primary Colors, ^[1] upon which Klein admitted authorship, despite earlier denials.^[2]

Streitfeld was book reporter at the Washington Post from 1987 until 1998, after which he switched beats and covered Silicon Valley and technology for the Post out of San Francisco.^[3]

In 2001, Streitfeld joined the Los Angeles Times as a technology reporter, later switching to covering Enron, housing, and general economics. In July 2006, the Atlantic magazine named him "The Bard of the Bubble" for his LA Times real estate coverage.^[4] In 2007, Streitfeld joined the New York Times as Chicago business reporter.

Streitfeld's longtime friendship with science fiction author Elizabeth Hand inspired her Nebula Award-winning short story Echo.^[5]

References

1. ^ Alicia Shepard. "A "book nut" turned sleuth. (searching for the author of 'Primary Colors')," American Journalism Review, September 1996. (Archived at HighBeam; subscription required)
2. ^ David Corn. "The Liars Club," Salon.com, July 18, 1996. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
3. ^ Craig Offman. "Washington Post book reporter defects," Salon.com, August 4, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
4. ^ William Powers. "The Bard of the Bubble," the Atlantic, July 25, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
5. ^ Elizabeth Hand’s short story “Echo,” earns her second Nebula Award!, M Press Books News, May 2007.

External links

• David Streitfeld official website
• Column archive at The New York Times
• David Streitfeld at the Internet Movie Database

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