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Santa Barbara writer David Freed is scheduled to be on NBC's "Today" show this morning to talk about his May profile in the Atlantic of Steven Hatfill, the virologist who the FBI mistakenly targeted as an anthrax suspect. "Hatfill lost his job and his friends, fell into a spiral of depression, and found himself utterly isolated. But he was innocent—and here, for the first time, he speaks out," says the teaser. The story is due to go online this morning and hit newsstands Monday.
More media people: Freed is a screenwriter and former Los Angeles Times staff writer. Another ex-LAT reporter, Richard C. Paddock, is now the San Francisco correspondent for AOL News and has a piece suggesting that a prisoner held for 23 years may have lied in his confession under police duress....Donna Wares, an ex-LAT editor and the founder of California Authors.com, has launched SecondAct.com: "Our mantra: Everyone deserves the chance to chase new dreams."