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Journalismism

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Patrick Redford

David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, attends the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. "The Flash" at Ovation Hollywood on June 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Media Meltdowns

GQ Rolled Over And Showed Its Belly To David Zaslav

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<p>Charles P. Pierce is a writer at <em>Esquire</em> and the author of four books, most recently <em>Idiot America</em>, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston with his wife but no longer his three children.</p>
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Charles P. Pierce

Tiger Woods celebrates on the eighteenth green after winning the 1997 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, on April 13 1997. Woods finished with a record eighteen-under-par. / AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Golf

Tiger Woods, But Not Me, 25 Years Later

gq

Beyoncé Comes Off As Very Real And Human In Email Interview With GQ

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GQ Rolled Over And Showed Its Belly To David Zaslav

Tiger Woods, But Not Me, 25 Years Later