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    American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone

    Investigative journalism is an endangered species. One of its most renowned and revered purveyors was I.F. Stone, a man who ran his own newspaper and never took advertising. D.D. Guttenplan has written a biography that puts Stone into the context of American history and politics. Will Lewis interviews him.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Will Lewis • Jul 28, 2009 • 1 min read

    Investigative journalism is an endangered species. One of its most renowned and revered purveyors was I.F. Stone, a man who ran his own newspaper and never took advertising.

    D.D. Guttenplan has written a

    biography that puts Stone into the context of American history and politics. Will Lewis interviews him.

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