David Streitfeld

During his career, Streitfeld wrote for The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and is currently{{when|date=December 2022}} a technology reporter for the New York Times. Since 1999, he has reported from San Francisco.

At The Washington Post, Streitfeld covered books and publishing between 1987 and 1998; for three more years, he covered Silicon Valley and technology for the Post from San Francisco.Craig Offman. [http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/04/08/streitfeld/ "Washington Post book reporter defects,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040301224924/http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/04/08/streitfeld/ |date=2004-03-01 }} Salon.com, August 4, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. In 1997, Streitfeld identified Joe Klein as Anonymous, the author of the bestselling book about the Clinton presidential campaign, Primary Colors. Streitfeld, a book collector, spotted a galley proof, a pre-publication version of the novel, listed for sale in an antiquarian booksellers catalog. The proof reproduced handwritten changes, which Streitfeld sent to a handwriting expert, who compared the notes to Joe Klein's handwriting, confirming that he was the author.{{Cite news |last=Streitfeld |first=David |date=1996-07-17 |title=Anonymous' Undone By His Own Hand? |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/17/anonymous-undone-by-his-own-hand/1a31ce54-3b04-4c43-8d00-91defe1e9826/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |issn=0190-8286}}

Streitfeld has reported extensively on Amazon's business practices, dating back to the 1990s, when the company was primarily an online bookstore. In 1998, Streitfeld gave Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, his first tour of the Washington Post, which Bezos purchased in 2013.{{Cite news |last1=Irwin |first1=Neil |last2=Mui |first2=Ylan Q. |date=2013-08-05 |title=Washington Post sale: Details of Bezos deal |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/details-of-bezos-deal-to-buy-washington-post/2013/08/05/968a2bc4-fe1b-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html |access-date=2022-09-30 |issn=0190-8286}} "The editors there thought Amazon was cute, interesting, a frill — not something transformative. The notion that the Post would one day be owned by the guy with the goofy laugh sitting in front of them was literally inconceivable.”

In 2001, Streitfeld joined the Los Angeles Times as a technology reporter, later switching to covering Enron, housing, and general economics. In July 2006, the Atlantic magazine named him "The Bard of the Bubble" for his LA Times real estate coverage.William Powers. [https://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200607u/nj_powers_2006-07-25 "The Bard of the Bubble,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720032829/http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200607u/nj_powers_2006-07-25 |date=2008-07-20 }} the Atlantic, July 25, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.

In 2007, Streitfeld joined The New York Times as Chicago business reporter and later covered technology subjects.

Streitfeld was one of a team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles on the business practices of Apple and other technology companies.{{cite web|title=The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners - Explanatory Reporting|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2013-Explanatory-Reporting|publisher=Pulitzer.org|accessdate=15 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417075957/http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2013-Explanatory-Reporting|archive-date=17 April 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/business/media/2013-journalism-pulitzer-winners.html | title = 2013 Journalism Pulitzer Winners | date = 15 April 2013 | work = The New York Times | accessdate = 15 April 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130418105536/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/business/media/2013-journalism-pulitzer-winners.html | archive-date = 18 April 2013 | url-status = live }} Streitfeld's contribution focused on freelance programmers and how hard it could be to make a living making apps for the iPhone.

In May 2014, Streitfeld broke the story of Amazon.com's negotiating tactics with publishing house Hachette,Kristen Hare, [http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/253744/david-streitfeld-on-amazon-they-dont-care-if-theyre-liked/ David Streitfeld on Amazon: 'They don’t care if they’re liked'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208113448/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/253744/david-streitfeld-on-amazon-they-dont-care-if-theyre-liked/ |date=2015-02-08 }}, Poynter.org, June 5, 2014. Retrieved on 8 February 2015. which he continued to cover for multiple months.David Streitfeld, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/technology/amazon-hachette-ebook-dispute.html Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225032619/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/technology/amazon-hachette-ebook-dispute.html |date=2017-02-25 }}, The New York Times, 13 November 2014. Retrieved on 8 February 2015. The reporting on the topic by The New York Times and Streitfeld was the subject of a piece by The New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan in October 2014.Margaret Sullivan, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/public-editor/publishing-battle-should-be-covered-not-joined.html Publishing Battle Should Be Covered, Not Joined], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105092353/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/public-editor/publishing-battle-should-be-covered-not-joined.html |date=2017-01-05 }} The New York Times, 4 October 2014. Retrieved on 8 February 2015.

In January 2015, Melville House published Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Last Interview, a collection edited by Streitfeld. The introduction details his friendship with Marquez and the circumstances of their talks on two continents.[http://www.mhpbooks.com/books/gabriel-garcia-marquez-the-last-interview/ Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Last Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108065438/http://www.mhpbooks.com/books/gabriel-garcia-marquez-the-last-interview/ |date=2015-01-08 }}, Melville House website. Retrieved on 8 February 2015.

In August 2015, Streitfeld and New York Times colleague Jodi Kantor co-authored Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html?ref=technology Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629110256/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html?ref=technology |date=2017-06-29 }}, The New York Times, 16 August 2015. Retrieved on 19 January 2016. The 6000-word story generated more than 6600 comments, the largest number of comments on a story in The New York Times history and the Times story reporting this fact drew over 200 comments.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/insider/a-deluge-of-comments-from-readers-with-an-opinion-about-amazon.html?_r=0 A Deluge of Comments from Readers with an Opinion About Amazon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731110250/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/insider/a-deluge-of-comments-from-readers-with-an-opinion-about-amazon.html?_r=0 |date=2017-07-31 }}, The New York Times, 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

Since 2015, Streitfeld has edited books in the "Last Interview" series for Melville House. The books collect interviews with authors. He has edited collections by Gabriel García Márquez, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, Hunter S. Thompson, and David Foster Wallace.[http://www.mhpbooks.com/books/philip-k-dick-the-last-interview/ Philip K. Dick: The Last Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214192601/http://www.mhpbooks.com/books/philip-k-dick-the-last-interview/ |date=2016-02-14 }}, Melville House website. Retrieved on 19 January 2016. Maureen Corrigan gave a favorable review to the Philip K. Dick collection on NPR's Fresh Air.[https://www.npr.org/2016/01/11/460692534/revisiting-the-last-interview-of-ernest-hemingway-philip-k-dick-and-nora-ephron Revisiting The 'Last Interview' Of Ernest Hemingway, Philip K. Dick And Nora Ephron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916122140/https://www.npr.org/2016/01/11/460692534/revisiting-the-last-interview-of-ernest-hemingway-philip-k-dick-and-nora-ephron |date=2018-09-16 }}, NPR.org, 11 January 2016. Retrieved on 19 January 2016.

Streitfeld is currently working on a book about the Texas writer Larry McMurtry to be published by Mariner Books.{{Cite web |title=Sold to Publishers, November 2021 |url=https://biographersinternational.org/resources/articles/sold-to-publishers-november-2021/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Biographers International Organization |language=en}}

Streitfeld's longtime friendship with science fiction author Elizabeth Hand inspired her Nebula Award-winning short story Echo.[http://www.mpressbooks.com/news.php Elizabeth Hand's short story "Echo," earns her second Nebula Award!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502170444/http://www.mpressbooks.com/news.php |date=2008-05-02 }}, M Press Books News, May 2007.

• 2012 "Best in Business" award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for his The New York Times stories on fake online reviews. Judges cited "a really nice job detailing this new review economy and how these reviews are replacing traditional advertising."{{cite web|title=2012 Best in Business competition winners|url=https://sabew.org/2013/02/2012-best-in-business-competition-winners/|publisher=SABEW|accessdate=15 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403003042/http://sabew.org/2013/02/2012-best-in-business-competition-winners/|archive-date=3 April 2013|url-status=live}}
• 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting as part of a team reporting on the tech industry.{{Cite web |last= |title=The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Explanatory Reporting, Staff of the New York Times |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/staff-74 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=www.pulitzer.org |language=en}} Streitfeld's contribution was "[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/business/as-boom-lures-app-creators-tough-part-is-making-a-living.html?searchResultPosition=1 As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living]", published on November 17, 2012.
• 2017 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Professional Award for Excellence presented by San Jose State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.{{Cite web |title=David Streitfeld / Academic Spotlight |url=https://blogs.sjsu.edu/academicaffairs/tag/david-streitfeld/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=blogs.sjsu.edu}}

Streitfeld is married and has a daughter. He lives near San Francisco, California, with a book collection exceeding 10,000 volumes.{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Kristen |date=2014-06-05 |title=David Streitfeld on Amazon: 'They don't care if they're liked' |url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2014/david-streitfeld-on-amazon-they-dont-care-if-theyre-liked/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Poynter |language=en-US}} As a tech reporter, Streitfeld is reported to not use much technology outside of his job.{{cite news |title=When a Tech Reporter Doesn't Use Much Tech | work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/technology/personaltech/tech-reporter-does-not-use-tech.html |accessdate=25 July 2018 |date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725124452/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/technology/personaltech/tech-reporter-does-not-use-tech.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology |archive-date=25 July 2018 |url-status=live | last1=Streitfeld | first1=David }}

• Gabriel García Márquez: The Last Interview (as editor). Melville House (2015) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-480-6}}. A collection of interviews with the Nobel Prize-winning author, including two by Streitfeld.
• Philip K. Dick: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2015) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-526-1}}. A collection of interviews with the science fiction author, including the first one ever published and one conducted the day before his fatal stroke.
• J. D. Salinger: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2016) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-589-6}}.
• Hunter S. Thompson: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2018) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-693-0}}.
• David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (as editor). Melville House (2018) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-741-8}}. An expanded edition, with a new introduction by Streitfeld.
• Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview (as editor). Melville House (2019) {{ISBN|978-1-61219-779-1}}.
• Western Star: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, and the Making of an American Myth (forthcoming). Mariner Books.

• [http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/david_streitfeld/index.html Column archive] at The New York Times

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