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'''Joshuah Bearman''' is an American journalist. He has written for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', and ''[[Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern|McSweeney's]],'' and contributes to ''[[This American Life]].'' Bearman was a contributing producer on the documentary, ''[[The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters]]''. Bearman is an advisory board member of [[826LA]], a non-profit tutoring organization in Los Angeles. He lives in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ |title=The King of Kong|date=28 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.826la.org/about/ |title=826LA|date=6 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=14 |title=Walleyball |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205720/http://pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=14 |archive-date=2010-06-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.believermag.com/contributors/?read=bearman,+joshuah |title=Joshuah Bearman |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/feat_cia.html |title=How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=April 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshuah-bearman |title=Joshuah Bearman |accessdate=2008-12-12 |quote=Joshuah Bearman is an editor and writer at the LA Weekly. He is also a contributor to McSweeney's and the Believer, both publications of unusual design and literary note. He has spent way too much time writing on such varied topics as the Presidential election, treasure hunting, and Mr. Winkle the celebrity dog. |work=[[The Huffington Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/deals/article/7587-deals-7-13-2009-.html |title=Deals |publisher=[[Publishers Weekly]] }}</ref>
'''Joshuah Bearman''' is an American journalist. He has written for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', and ''[[Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern|McSweeney's]],'' and contributes to ''[[This American Life]].'' Bearman was a contributing producer on the documentary, ''[[The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters]]''. Bearman is an advisory board member of [[826LA]], a non-profit tutoring organization in Los Angeles. He lives in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ |title=The King of Kong|website=[[IMDb]] |date=28 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.826la.org/about/ |title=826LA|date=6 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=14 |title=Walleyball |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620205720/http://pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=14 |archive-date=2010-06-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.believermag.com/contributors/?read=bearman,+joshuah |title=Joshuah Bearman |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.05/feat_cia.html |title=How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=April 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshuah-bearman |title=Joshuah Bearman |accessdate=2008-12-12 |quote=Joshuah Bearman is an editor and writer at the LA Weekly. He is also a contributor to McSweeney's and the Believer, both publications of unusual design and literary note. He has spent way too much time writing on such varied topics as the Presidential election, treasure hunting, and Mr. Winkle the celebrity dog. |work=[[The Huffington Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/deals/article/7587-deals-7-13-2009-.html |title=Deals |publisher=[[Publishers Weekly]] }}</ref>


Several of Bearman's articles have been optioned for film and television adaptation. His 2007 ''Wired'' article about a CIA mission during the Iran Hostage Crisis was adapted as the 2012 film ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]],'' with George Clooney producing and Ben Affleck directing and starring.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/releaseinfo |title=IMDB release info}}</ref> The screenplay, based on Bearman's article, won the Writer's Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-writersguild-idUSBRE91H02Y20130218 | work=Reuters | title="Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" win top Writers Guild Awards | date=February 18, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]. The film won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]] at the Golden Globes, the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]], and [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] at the Academy Awards.
Several of Bearman's articles have been optioned for film and television adaptation. His 2007 ''Wired'' article about a CIA mission during the Iran Hostage Crisis was adapted as the 2012 film ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]],'' with George Clooney producing and Ben Affleck directing and starring.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/releaseinfo |title=IMDB release info}}</ref> The screenplay, based on Bearman's article, won the Writer's Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-writersguild-idUSBRE91H02Y20130218 | work=Reuters | title="Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" win top Writers Guild Awards | date=February 18, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]. The film won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]] at the Golden Globes, the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]], and [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] at the Academy Awards.
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Bearman is a former staff writer and editor for the ''[[LA Weekly]].'' He was one half of Team USA in ''Walleyball,'' a short film by Brent Hoff about a pick-up game of volleyball at the US-Mexico border. He was the editor-in-chief of ''Yeti Researcher,'' a journal in the field of cryptic hominid investigation, published by ''McSweeney's.'' He produced and directed ''McSweeney's Presents,'' a live comedy series, as a fundraiser for 826LA, a tutoring organization for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://826la.org/WP/2007/01/02/mcsweeneys-presents-the-world-explained-2/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207100612/http://826la.org/WP/2007/01/02/mcsweeneys-presents-the-world-explained-2/|archive-date = 2015-02-07|title = 826LA}}</ref>
Bearman is a former staff writer and editor for the ''[[LA Weekly]].'' He was one half of Team USA in ''Walleyball,'' a short film by Brent Hoff about a pick-up game of volleyball at the US-Mexico border. He was the editor-in-chief of ''Yeti Researcher,'' a journal in the field of cryptic hominid investigation, published by ''McSweeney's.'' He produced and directed ''McSweeney's Presents,'' a live comedy series, as a fundraiser for 826LA, a tutoring organization for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://826la.org/WP/2007/01/02/mcsweeneys-presents-the-world-explained-2/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207100612/http://826la.org/WP/2007/01/02/mcsweeneys-presents-the-world-explained-2/|archive-date = 2015-02-07|title = 826LA}}</ref>


In 2014, Bearman co-founded ''Epic,'' a digital publication of narrative non-fiction and film and television production company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/business/media/magazine-writing-on-the-web-for-film.html |title=Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film}}</ref>
In 2014, Bearman co-founded ''[[Epic (magazine)|Epic]],'' a digital publication of narrative non-fiction and film and television production company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/business/media/magazine-writing-on-the-web-for-film.html |title=Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 00:18, 8 July 2024

Joshuah Bearman
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Joshuah Bearman is an American journalist. He has written for Rolling Stone, Harper's, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and McSweeney's, and contributes to This American Life. Bearman was a contributing producer on the documentary, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Bearman is an advisory board member of 826LA, a non-profit tutoring organization in Los Angeles. He lives in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Several of Bearman's articles have been optioned for film and television adaptation. His 2007 Wired article about a CIA mission during the Iran Hostage Crisis was adapted as the 2012 film Argo, with George Clooney producing and Ben Affleck directing and starring.[8] The screenplay, based on Bearman's article, won the Writer's Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay,[9] and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Bearman was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2014[10] for his article, "Coronado High, the Story of America's First Drug Empire."[11] It was co-published in GQ and Atavist. His writing has appeared in the Best American Non-Required Reading and Best American Technology Writing anthologies.

Bearman is a former staff writer and editor for the LA Weekly. He was one half of Team USA in Walleyball, a short film by Brent Hoff about a pick-up game of volleyball at the US-Mexico border. He was the editor-in-chief of Yeti Researcher, a journal in the field of cryptic hominid investigation, published by McSweeney's. He produced and directed McSweeney's Presents, a live comedy series, as a fundraiser for 826LA, a tutoring organization for children.[12]

In 2014, Bearman co-founded Epic, a digital publication of narrative non-fiction and film and television production company.[13]

Personal life

Bearman lives in Los Angeles, California. He is Jewish.

Works

Articles

This American Life

References

  1. ^ "The King of Kong". IMDb. 28 February 2008.
  2. ^ "826LA". 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Walleyball". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20.
  4. ^ "Joshuah Bearman". The Believer. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  5. ^ "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran". Wired. April 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  6. ^ "Joshuah Bearman". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2008-12-12. Joshuah Bearman is an editor and writer at the LA Weekly. He is also a contributor to McSweeney's and the Believer, both publications of unusual design and literary note. He has spent way too much time writing on such varied topics as the Presidential election, treasure hunting, and Mr. Winkle the celebrity dog.
  7. ^ "Deals". Publishers Weekly.
  8. ^ "IMDB release info".
  9. ^ ""Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" win top Writers Guild Awards". Reuters. February 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "National Magazine Awards 2014 Finalists Announced". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  11. ^ "Atavist".
  12. ^ "826LA". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07.
  13. ^ "Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film".
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