American Journalism Review, October 1st, 1993
Carl Hiaasen continues to write his column for the Miami Herald, despite his success as a novelist, because of the immediacy of newspaper writing. He sees his twice weekly columns as an opportunity to communicate his responses to the problems of the area. Everything from corrupt politicians to the environmental fall-out of tourism is scrutinized by this ex-investigative reporter. His novels explore the abnormalities of Florida and his columns focus on the everyday problems of the area.
Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen is partial to the "sludge" theory of American geography: "If you pick up...
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