Peter Maass

Peter Maass is an American journalist and author. He was born in 1960 in Los Angeles, California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked for the "Wall Street Journal", the "New York Times", the "Washington Post", and the "New York Times Magazine". He has mainly covered international stories and has lived in Belgium, South Korea, and Hungary. He now lives in New York City. In 1996 he published his first book "Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War". It told of his experiences covering the conflict in Bosnia. [ [http://www.petermaass.com/core.cfm?p=4 His official website] ]

In 1996, Maass wrote an article for "U.S. News and World Report" which advocated liberalizing zoning laws to promote affordable housing for lower-income families. In the article he praised Jack Kemp for proposing this idea which was later rejected by both the George H. W. Bush and the Bill Clinton administrations. [cite web|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/961230/archive_035186.htm|title=20 Silver Bullets: 7. How to Make Housing Affordable: Let People Subdivide Their Homes|accessdate=2008-07-29|date=1996-12-22|publisher=U.S. News & World Report, L.P.|work=U.S.News & World Report|author=Peter Maass]

In 1998, Maass reported on the Unification Church for the "New Yorker". He interviewed church members in Korea, the United States and South America, and was one of the few journalists ever permitted to attend church founder Sun Myung Moon's talks to church members. [ [http://www.petermaass.com/core.cfm?p=1&mag=48&magtype=1 Moon at Twilight] , September 14, 1998 "New Yorker".]

In 2003, Maass covered the Iraq War and was noted for his relationship with Iraqi blogger Salam Pax. [ [http://slate.msn.com/id/2083847/ Salam Pax Is RealHow do I know Baghdad's famous blogger exists? He worked for me.] Slate, June 2, 2003] Later that year, Maass wrote a profile on North Korean leader Kim Jung Il for the "New York Times Magazine" which was praised for presenting information previously unknown in the English speaking world. [ [http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=54608] "The Paper ProfileHow Peter Maass reported the story of a reclusive dictator", Poynteronline. 2003-11-14]

In 2005, "Forbes Magazine" called Maass the "Dunce of the Week" for a "New York Times Magazine" cover story which predicted higher oil prices due to increased demand and decreased supply. "Forbes" also suggested that he had a political bias in the way he wrote the story. [ [http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/08/26/peter-maass-oil_cx_0826dunce.html?partner=rss Dunce of the Week: Peter Maass] , Forbes Magazine. 2005-08-26] Maass's story indirectly led to the Simmons-Tierney bet. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/opinion/23tierney.html?_r=1&oref=login The $10,000 Question] , The New York Times, By JOHN TIERNEY, Published: August 23, 2005]

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* [http://www.petermaass.com His official website]
* [http://www.charlierose.com/guests/peter-maass Guest appearances on Charlie Rose's PBS program.]
* [http://globalpublicmedia.com/node/464 Interview on National Public Radio.]

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