Connie Bruck is an American

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and a reporter on subjects covering business and politics. She has been a staff writer at ''

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'' since 1989. Before joining ''The New Yorker'', she was a staff writer at ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Bruck is married to Mel Levine, a lawyer and former American Congressmember.

Awards and recognition

* Her article on Ivan Boesky in ''The Atlantic'' won the 1984 John Hancock Award for excellence in business and financial reporting. * Her profile of

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in ''The New Yorker'' titled "The Politics of Perception" won the 1996

National Magazine Award The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...

for Reporting. * Bruck's articl
"Deal of the Year"
in ''The New Yorker'' won the 1991 National Magazine Award for Reporting and the

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...

for Magazines. * Bruck won a second Gerald Loeb Award for Magazines in 2013 for "Cashier du Cinema" in ''The New Yorker''.

Bibliography

Books

* * ''Master of the Game: Steve Ross and the Creation of Time Warner'', Simon & Schuster, New York, 1994, * ''When Hollywood Had a King: The reign of

Lew Wasserman Lewis Robert Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American businessman and talent agent, described as "the last of the legendary movie moguls" and "arguably the most powerful and influential Hollywood titan in the four decades afte ...

, who leveraged talent into power and influence'', Random House, New Hork, 2003,

Essays and reporting

* * * * * Online version is titled "Alan Dershowitz: Devil's Advocate".

References

External links

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''Booknotes'' interview with Bruck on ''When Hollywood Had a King: The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent into Power and Influence'', July 20, 2003.
Living people American business and financial journalists American political journalists The New Yorker staff writers Gerald Loeb Award winners for Magazines Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-journalist-20thC-stub