Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american journalist who has been a correspondent for the washington post and the new york times”. Today it says “american author”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Sharon Waxman is an American journalist who has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The New York Times , among others.1Waxman graduated from Barnard College , Columbia University , in 1985 and St. Antony's College , Oxford University in a 1987. She is the author of the books Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System , which features profiles of directors Quentin Tarantino , Paul Thomas Anderson , David Fincher , Steven Soderbergh , David O. Russell , and Spike Jonze and Loot , which explores the global trade in antiquities. According to CBS Market Watch , Waxman raised $500,000 for "The Wrap News", as a news portal site covering entertainment and media, which has launched on January 26, 2009.2
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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Sharon Waxman is an author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The New York Times , and founded the Hollywood and media business news site TheWrap in early 2009.Letter from California (column) .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The New York Times , and founded the Hollywood and media business news site TheWrap in early 2009. Letter from California (column) .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American author, journalist, and blogger Sharon I. Waxman (born c. 1963) is an American author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The New York Times , and founded the Hollywood and media business news site TheWrap in early 2009. Letter from California (column) .
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american journalist who has been a correspondent for the washington post and the new york times
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american author
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