Ethan Watters is an American
journalist
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. He is the author of articles for ''
The New York Times Magazine
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Spin
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Details Detail(s) or The Detail(s) may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Details'' (film), a 2003 Swedish film
* ''The Details'' (film), a 2011 American film
* ''The Detail'', a Canadian television series
* "The Detail" (''The Wire''), a television epis ...
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Mother Jones
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Glamour'', ''
GQ'', ''
Esquire
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Magazine'' as well as books.
He has also appeared on a number of media outlets such as ''
Good Morning America
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Talk of the Nation
''Talk of the Nation'' (''TOTN'')
is an American talk radio program based in Washington D.C., produced by National Public Radio (NPR) that was broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. It focused on current events and controversial issu ...
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CNN
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.
Personal
Watters is married and has children. He and his family live in
San Francisco, California
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Career
In 1994, Watters co-founded, along with two others, the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, which now has 33 offices and serves as a workspace for over 50 writers each month. He also teaches classes here.
His work focuses on psychiatry and social psychology.
Books
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*With co-author
Richard Ofshe
Richard Jason Ofshe (born 27 February 1941) is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known for his expert testimony relating to coercion in small groups, confessions, and int ...
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References
External links
Official WebsiteEthan Wattersat
Simon & Schuster
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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