Daniel Schulman (writer)

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Daniel Schulman is an American author and journalist. He is a senior editor at the Washington, D.C. bureau of Mother Jones . [1] In 2014, he wrote the book Sons of Wichita , a biography of the Koch family. [1] [2] [3] In 2015, Schulman, along with David Corn, released a story in Mother Jones questioning whether Bill O'Reilly's story about his coverage of the Falklands War was accurate. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gold, Matea (23 May 2014). "Review of Koch brothers biography, 'Sons of Wichita,' by Daniel Schulman". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. Lemann, Nicholas (25 May 2014). "Billionaire Boys Club". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. Kelly, Jim (June 2014). "Koch Classic". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. Scott, Adriana (20 February 2015). "Views You Can Use: O'Reilly's War Stories". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 3 August 2015.