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"The Last Magazine": One Year After Death, Michael Hastings' Lost Novel Satirizes Corporate Media
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8:34Now PlayingJune 17 marks the first anniversary of the death of investigative journalist Michael Hastings. Just 33 years old, Hastings died in a car crash at a time when he was considered of one of the country's most daring young reporters. His dispatches from Iraq and Afghanistan unveiled the hidden realities of war. His 2010 Rolling Stone article on General Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, sparked a political controversy after McChrystal and his aides were quoted making disparaging remarks about top administration officials. The article exposed longstanding government discord over the Afghan war's direction and led to McChrystal's firing. One year after his death, Hastings' reporting has made waves once again. In 2012, Hastings wrote a major investigation for Rolling Stone on the American prisoner of war, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdhal. At the time, Hastings thought it was the most important story of his career. But it only recently earned widespread attention after Bergdahl's release for five Taliban members sparked a political firestorm. In his report, Hastings revealed Berghdal was profoundly disillusioned with the Afghan war, and may have walked away from his base as a result. With Berghdal still silent as he recovers from five years in Taliban captivity, Hastings' article remains the definitive account of the young soldier's story. Today, another major work from Hastings is upon us"The Last Magazine," a posthumous novel and scathing satire of the corporate news media based on Hastings' time at Newsweek. We are joined by Hastings' widow, Elise Jordan, who brought the book to life after coming across the manuscript following her husband's death.
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