Columbine: Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen is a journalist and author who has contributed to Slate, Salon, and the New York Times. He is considered the nation's foremost authority on the Columbine killers, and has also written extensively on Evangelical Christians, gays in the military, politics, and pop culture. A graduate of the MFA program at the University of Boulder, Cullen has won several writing awards, including a GLAAD Media Award, Society of Professional Journalism awards, and several Best of Salon citations.

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[psfirst]

The thing that really struck me while reading this story was how seriously screwed up most of the media has become. I majored in Journalism, admired people like Cronkite, Rather, Ernie Pyle, Barbara Walters, Edward R. Murrow, Woodward & Bernstein, etc. I couldn't imagine any of them going to press or on the air without airtight sources & triple fact checking back in the day. Now Perez Hilton & the National Enquirer are quoted by otherwise respectable newswriters & anchors as valid sources!!!

[jburd1800]

I just finished this book and was enthralled with the story. I can't imagine what feelings the author experienced during the research and writing of it. I spent 25 years in law enforcement and believe this should be read by every officer.

[jasonandme1230]

@ilikeblondie yea its all bullshit. dont beleeve it

[ilikeblondie]

@jasonandme1230 I love how he put in the book that eric had a lot of women, and in interviews his friends and such all said that he never had girlfriends and Brooks brown even said they died virgins. but eh im just a short way into the book. But yeah..

[jasonandme1230]

mattbeckstrom knows what the hell he is talking about guys. they were both the losers of the losers and they wwere severely bullied! GODDAMIT I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY WERENT BULLIED! THEY EVEN HAD CUPS OF SHIT THROWN AT THEM!!! dave cullen is a liar. put his joke of a BS of a book in the trash., FUCK YOU DAVID CULLEN FUCK YOU!!!

[renegade247]

He came to my school this week. Amazing

[authorjg]

Nice trailer.

[flever100]

Lots of the students who witnessed the mass murder at columbine are furious at the inaccuracies of the book Cullen wrote. If you want the REAL truth, read:No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine

[ProthSteriel]

If you want know truth read Brooks Brown, If you are not really interested in case, Culen's book should be enought

[MattBeckstrom]

Brooks Brown, one of Eric and Dylan's friends, said that Eric and Dylan "were the bottom 2 kids in the entire school - not just out of the senior class...so they were the losers of the losers." Devon Adams, a girl that knew Dylan and Eric said, "Dylan, the whole time I knew him, never had a girlfriend." Dave Cullen claims, "It's a complete myth that they were outcasts." Dave Cullen is not an objective journalist. I wouldn't believe a single word he says.

[blackhorse099]

I want to read this book. But Eric was well-liked? That's not what I've heard from other sources....of course I could be wrong.

[john2earth]

Dave Cullen's book has alot of inaccuracies. If you want the truth, unedited, directly from someone who was there that morning before the shootings as well as from a friend to both Eric and Dylan, I strongly recommend reading No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death At Columbine. It is written by Brooks Brown. I've been keeping up with the Columbine Massacre since it occurred. His book has been the best, most accurate depiction I've come across. He sugar coats nothing.