Carl Robert Zelnick (August 9, 1940 – September 23, 2019) was an American

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, author and professor of journalism at the

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, and winner of two

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and two Gavel Awards.

Career

Early in his career, Zelnick worked for ''

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'',

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, and the ''

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'', and was executive editor of the Frost–Nixon interviews. (In the 2008 film '' Frost/Nixon,'' Zelnick is portrayed by

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.) He was a

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for

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for more than 20 years. His assignments included national political and

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affairs (1994–98),

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(1986–94),

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(1984–86) and

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(1982–84). In 1998, he began teaching at Boston University, where he chaired the journalism department from 2002 to 2006. He was a research fellow at

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Life

Zelnick was convicted in 2013 of misdemeanor negligent motor vehicle homicide and the civil infraction of failure to yield for an incident in October 2011, when he struck and killed a motorcyclist in

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. He is of

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descent.

Books

*''The Illusion of Net Neutrality: Political Alarmism, Regulatory Creep, and the Real End to Internet Freedom'' (2013), coauthored with his daughter, Eva Zelnick *''Israel's Unilateralism: Beyond Gaza'' (2006) *''Swing Dance: Justice O'Connor and the Michigan Muddle'' (2004) *''Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle'' (2001) *''Gore: A Political Life'' (2000) *''Backfire: A Reporter's Look at Affirmative Action'' (1996)

References

External links

*Robert Zelnick (2006):
Israel's Unilaterialism: Beyond Gaza
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