Scott Thaman Shuger (1952,

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- 15 June 2002) was a pioneering

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who wrote the popular column ''Today's Papers'', which summarized the top headlines in U.S. newspapers, for the online magazine

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. He wrote the daily feature from 1997 until September 2001, at which point he became Slate's chief writer on terrorism. In June 2002, Shuger died of a heart attack while diving off the coast of California. He was 50 years old.''Scott Shuger, 50, Pioneer Internet Journalist''

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Obituaries. June 18, 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuger, Scott 1952 births 2002 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists