Mary A. Fischer
Mary A. Fischer is an investigative journalist, specializing in stories related to the law.[1][2] In 1993 she spent months working on her investigation into rumors pop-singer Michael Jackson was a pedophile, published in Gentleman's Quarterly under the title Was Michael Jackson Framed. A Fox News story, published in 2003, when Jackson faced new allegations, noted that her story was no longer available on the GQ site, but it was published, in book form, in 2012. In 2019 Reggie Ugwu, writing in The New York Times called her one of the most influential of Michael Jackson's biograpers.[3]
Fischer was nominated, twice, for National magazine awards.[2] Most recently she was working for SCOTUSBLOG.
In her review of Fischer's 2006 memoir about dog-napping unloved pet dogs, Stealing love, Miriam Wolf wrote "An unspeakable injustice shook her faith in human beings at a young age..."[4]
Bibliography
- Mary A. Fischer (2012). Was Michael Jackson Framed?: The Untold Story That Brought Down a Superstar. Perseus Distribution Services. ISBN 9780786754137. https://books.google.ca/books?id=_rWvMQEACAAJ&dq=Was+Michael+Jackson+Framed?&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKn7Po8-TuAhWEl-AKHY93APUQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- Mary A. Fischer (2006). Stealing Love: Confessions of a Dognapper. Harmony Books. ISBN 9780307209870. https://books.google.ca/books?id=wCwqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mary+A.+Fischer%22&dq=%22Mary+A.+Fischer%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjpNrZ7-TuAhUEVd8KHQqJB_4Q6AEwAHoECAEQAg. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
References
- ↑ Roger Friedman (2003-02-17). "Jacko: 1994 Magazine Article Raised Questions About Alleged Victim". Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/story/jacko-1994-magazine-article-raised-questions-about-alleged-victim. Retrieved 2021-02-12. "Called 'Was Michael Jackson Framed?' the heavily researched article revealed that the parents and stepfather of the 13-year-old who sued Jackson were at odds with each other and in financial disarray when they seized on the idea of destroying Jackson."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mary A. Fischer". Atlantic magazine. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mary-a-fischer/. Retrieved 2021-02-12. "Mary A. Fischer is an award-winning journalist and former senior staff writer for GQ Magazine, where she earned two National Magazine Award nominations."
- ↑ Reggie Ugwu (2019-04-21). "Michael Jackson Biographers Face History, and the Mirror". The New York Times: p. C1. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206141045/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/arts/music/michael-jackson-books.html. Retrieved 2021-02-12. "Few in this second camp have been more influential than Mary A. Fischer. Her GQ cover story about the Chandler allegations, “Was Michael Jackson Framed? The Untold Story,” which she later published as an e-book, is still frequently cited by fans who believe Jackson is the victim of a never-ending con."
- ↑ Miriam Wolf (2006-08-28). "REVIEW / Writer fills void of childhood with love for canines". San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/REVIEW-Writer-fills-void-of-childhood-with-love-2488954.php. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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- "About Mary". Fischer's personal website. https://maryafischer.com/about-mary/. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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