Ned Zeman

Ned Zeman (born 1966) is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine and also a screenwriter. He covers Hollywood, crime, politics, and wildlife.[1] He joined Vanity Fair as a senior editor in May 1997. In June 2000, he became a contributing editor. Before working with Vanity Fair, Zeman wrote for a number of magazines which include GQ, Sports Illustrated, and Outside Magazine. Prior, he a staff writer at Newsweek from 1988-1993 during which he also wrote for Spy.[2]

Works

He has covered and interviewed celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Mike Ovitz, and Julia Roberts.[2]

While reporting a 2001 story about Steven Seagal's links to the mafia, he was threatened by an unknown gunman.[3] Zeman wrote a well known article about the death of Timothy Treadwell, who lived among bears.

In 2011, Zeman published his memoir entitled "The Rules of the Tunnel: My Brief Period of Madness" where he details his battle with clinical depression.

Awards and honors

His article on the death of Timothy Treadwell, was a finalist for the National Magazine Award.[4] This same article was optioned for the movies along with his article on Bruno Zehnder, the man who photographed penguins.[2]

Bibliography
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  • Zeman, Ned (Jun 2013). Additional reporting by Jaime Lalinde. "The boy who cried dead girlfriend". Scandal. Vanity Fair. 634: 55–59. Manti Te'o

References
  1. IMDB
  2. "Ned Zeman". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. GQ May, 2002
  4. American Society of Magazine Editors (2004)


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