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From 1984 to 1988, Wines was a Washington-based correspondent for ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''. |
From 1984 to 1988, Wines was a Washington-based correspondent for ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''. |
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==The eXile incident== |
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In March 2001, ''[[The eXile]]'' held a contest to determine who, in their opinion, was the worst journalist in Russia.<ref name="exilewinesprank">{{cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030625022811/http://www.exile.ru/113/lead.php|author=Matt Taibbi|title=HACK Eat's Horse Sperm Surprise|work=the eXile|date=2001-04-05}}</ref> Wines who was at the time the ''[[New York Times]]'' [[Moscow]] bureau chief, was declared the winner due to his alleged "fawning" coverage of [[Vladimir Putin]], and had a pie allegedly made from [[Horse|equine]] [[semen]] flung into his face by [[Matt Taibbi]].<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ps/20050308/111027927700.html|author=Richard Johnson|title=Editor Out Over Pope Parody|work=Page Six (NY Post, syndicated by Yahoo News)|date=2005-03-08}}</ref><ref name="medialife">{{cite news|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/apr01/apr09/3_wed/news7wednesday.html|title=NY Times Moscow chief gets a nasty faceful|date=2001-04-11|work=Media Life Magazine}}</ref><ref name="critic">{{cite journal|journal=Critic|title=x-Rated Journalism|date=2003-03-24|url=http://www.critic.co.nz/archive?archive_id=1266&page=42&type_code=a}}</ref><ref name="salontaibbiinterview">{{cite news|title=Politics-a-palooza|work=Salon.com|author=Jonathan Shainin|date=2005-05-12|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/books/int/2005/05/12/taibbi/index.html}}</ref> |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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Wines is married to [[Sharon LaFraniere]], who also writes for the ''Times''. They have three children. |
Wines is married to [[Sharon LaFraniere]], who also writes for the ''Times''. They have three children. |
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Revision as of 16:20, 14 February 2009
Michael Wines | |
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| Born | Stephen Michael Wines June 3, 1951 |
| Status | married |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Journal, The Louisville Times, The Lexington Herald |
| Spouse | Sharon LaFraniere |
| Children | three children |
Stephen Michael Wines (born June 3, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky[1]) is an American journalist currently based in Johannesburg. He is the South Africa bureau chief for The New York Times. Previously, he had been The New York Times 's Moscow bureau chief, beginning in 2002.
Wines is a 1973 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He received his M.S. degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1974, after which he became a general assignment reporter for The Lexington Herald.
Wines covered municipal and state government, politics and education for The Louisville Times from 1974 to 1981. He wrote about regulatory affairs and the U.S. Department of Justice for National Journal magazine from 1981 to 1984.
From 1984 to 1988, Wines was a Washington-based correspondent for The Los Angeles Times.
The eXile incident
In March 2001, The eXile held a contest to determine who, in their opinion, was the worst journalist in Russia.[2] Wines who was at the time the New York Times Moscow bureau chief, was declared the winner due to his alleged "fawning" coverage of Vladimir Putin, and had a pie allegedly made from equine semen flung into his face by Matt Taibbi.[3][4][5][6]
Personal
Wines is married to Sharon LaFraniere, who also writes for the Times. They have three children.
Notes
- ^ The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A: Michael Wines
- ^ Matt Taibbi (2001-04-05). "HACK Eat's Horse Sperm Surprise". the eXile.
- ^ Richard Johnson (2005-03-08). "Editor Out Over Pope Parody". Page Six (NY Post, syndicated by Yahoo News).
- ^ "NY Times Moscow chief gets a nasty faceful". Media Life Magazine. 2001-04-11.
- ^ "x-Rated Journalism". Critic. 2003-03-24.
- ^ Jonathan Shainin (2005-05-12). "Politics-a-palooza". Salon.com.
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