“I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story.”
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Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist renowned for his pioneering work in covering the AIDS epidemic. He is most celebrated for his book 'And the Band Played On,' which offered an extensive examination of the early stages of the epidemic and the response of the U.S. government and medical community. Shilts passed away on February 17, 1994. more
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