Scott Thaman Shuger (1952,

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who wrote the popular column ''Today's Papers'', which summarized the top headlines in U.S. newspapers, for the online magazine Slate. He wrote the daily feature from 1997 until September 2001, at which point he became Slate's chief writer on terrorism. In June 2002, Shuger died of a heart attack while diving off the coast of California. He was 50 years old.''Scott Shuger, 50, Pioneer Internet Journalist''

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Obituaries. June 18, 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuger, Scott 1952 births 2002 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists