Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jeffrey Scott Shapiro (born April 27, 1973) is an American investigative journalist and attorney who has reported on several high-profile criminal cases, often defending people who become targets of the tabloid media. Early in his career, Shapiro was a cub journalist for the Globe tabloid newspaper, but he quickly turned against it, reporting his editors to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for criminal violations, and later testifying before a Colorado grand jury. Shapiro was profiled in October 1998 by Newsweek magazine as a young, dedicated tabloid journalist, but by May 1999, New York (magazine) reported that he experienced a "reincarnation as a fervid anti-tabloid crusader." He has since engaged in a long-standing campaign against the tabloid industry by speaking out against their journalism practices and supporting legislation to penalize paparazzi when endangering the public. Shapiro's anti-tabloid views have been controversial among other journalists, and he has been both praised and criticized by the mainstream press.Shapiro's key journalism investigations include the disappearance and murders of JonBenét Ramsey and Chandra Levy, the Columbine High School massacre, the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the sexual assault allegations against NBA player Kobe Bryant and musician Michael Jackson. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1995 and his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2005. In 2007, he was appointed as a criminal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. assigned to handling statutory offenses that implicated the First Amendment.. }
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- Jeffrey_Scott_Shapiro abstract "Jeffrey Scott Shapiro (born April 27, 1973) is an American investigative journalist and attorney who has reported on several high-profile criminal cases, often defending people who become targets of the tabloid media. Early in his career, Shapiro was a cub journalist for the Globe tabloid newspaper, but he quickly turned against it, reporting his editors to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for criminal violations, and later testifying before a Colorado grand jury. Shapiro was profiled in October 1998 by Newsweek magazine as a young, dedicated tabloid journalist, but by May 1999, New York (magazine) reported that he experienced a "reincarnation as a fervid anti-tabloid crusader." He has since engaged in a long-standing campaign against the tabloid industry by speaking out against their journalism practices and supporting legislation to penalize paparazzi when endangering the public. Shapiro's anti-tabloid views have been controversial among other journalists, and he has been both praised and criticized by the mainstream press.Shapiro's key journalism investigations include the disappearance and murders of JonBenét Ramsey and Chandra Levy, the Columbine High School massacre, the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the sexual assault allegations against NBA player Kobe Bryant and musician Michael Jackson. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1995 and his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2005. In 2007, he was appointed as a criminal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. assigned to handling statutory offenses that implicated the First Amendment.".