Andrew Breitbart Died

by Jesse Singal
Politics

ABC has confirmed it.

Whatever your thoughts on him, he definitely had a big impact on activist conservative journalism. Here are profiles of him from The New Yorker (Rebecca Mead) and Slate (Chris Beam).

Take it easy in the comments, guys.

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Jesse Singal

Jesse Singal is a former opinion writer for The Boston Globe and former web editor of the Washington Monthly. He is currently a master's student at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Policy. Follow him on Twitter at @jessesingal.