Journalist. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Thomas Kelly, a reporter for the Washington Daily News and Marguerite Kelly, who wrote the syndicated column, "Family Almanac." He served as the Atlantic Monthly editor-at-large and a columnist for The Washington Post. He died when the Humvee he was travelling in with the Army's 3rd Infantry crashed. He was the first American journalist to die during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also served as editor of the New Republic and National Journal, and worked as a reporter for The Cincinnati Post, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. During the Gulf War he worked as a magazine freelancer and later wrote the book, "Martyr's Day." He was well-known for his criticism of Bill Clinton and Al Gore, as well as for his three part-series on the World Trade Center site. In 1999 after the resurrection of Atlantic, Kelly signed on as editor, after David Bradley purchased it from Mort Zuckerman. In 2002 after carrying several high-profile cases the newspaper won 3 National Magazine Awards. Kelly left as editor in 2002 and later wrote a book about the steel industry. At the time of his death in Iraq he was part of a group of 600 correspondents working for the Pentagon Embedded Program. His last report for The Washington Post was April 3, 2003.
Journalist. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Thomas Kelly, a reporter for the Washington Daily News and Marguerite Kelly, who wrote the syndicated column, "Family Almanac." He served as the Atlantic Monthly editor-at-large and a columnist for The Washington Post. He died when the Humvee he was travelling in with the Army's 3rd Infantry crashed. He was the first American journalist to die during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also served as editor of the New Republic and National Journal, and worked as a reporter for The Cincinnati Post, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. During the Gulf War he worked as a magazine freelancer and later wrote the book, "Martyr's Day." He was well-known for his criticism of Bill Clinton and Al Gore, as well as for his three part-series on the World Trade Center site. In 1999 after the resurrection of Atlantic, Kelly signed on as editor, after David Bradley purchased it from Mort Zuckerman. In 2002 after carrying several high-profile cases the newspaper won 3 National Magazine Awards. Kelly left as editor in 2002 and later wrote a book about the steel industry. At the time of his death in Iraq he was part of a group of 600 correspondents working for the Pentagon Embedded Program. His last report for The Washington Post was April 3, 2003.
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