William Bastone

William Bastone (born July 24, 1961) is editor and co-founder of The Smoking Gun website. In 1997, Bastone and his wife, who is a graphic designer, created Smoking Gun.[1] In 1984, Bastone worked as an investigative journalist for The Village Voice. He started at The Village Voice as an intern, then worked his way up to being a contributing writer, then ended as a staff writer and investigative journalist. As an investigative journalist, he was responsible for covering City Hall, criminal justice issues, and writing about five of New York's most famous mafia families. The SmokingGun.com was then bought by Court TV in 2000, enabling Bastone to quit his job with The Village Voice.[1][2] He also co-wrote a book titled The Smoking Gun: A Dossier of Secret, Surprising, and Salacious Documents.[3][4][5]

Personal

Bastone currently lives with his wife Barbara and together they have a 13-year-old son.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Backgrounder: William Bastone". BullPen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Keefer, Bryan. "William Bastone on James Frey and The Smoking Gun: Columbia Journalism Review". CJR. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Wiese, Cleve. "Backgrounder: William Bastone". Bullpen. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bleier, Thomas E.; Steinert, Eric C. (2000). Net.people: the personalities and passions behind the Web sites. Information Today, Inc. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-910965-37-8. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  5. ↑ Bialik, Carl (February 17, 2006). "An Interview With The Smoking Gun". Gelf Magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2010.


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