NPR: Johnny Quest Comes Out of the Blogging Closet

Johnny Quest Comes Out of the Blogging Closet

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U. Michigan's infamous anonymous blogger is outing himself.

He built a following under the nom de net Johnny Quest, tenacious critic of fraternity culture and judge of female allure. But over the weekend, Quest was forced to reveal himself himself as senior Paul Tassi, the Michigan Daily's film editor.

For months, the MD had been investigating Johnny Quest's identity. Once his editors found out the opinionated blogger was one of their own, Tassi was given the choice: old media or new media.

Tassi chose the daily -- reluctantly -- writing, "I've never been anti-Greek, only anti-douche."

Ilya Marritz

11:56 AM ET | 10-31-2007 | permalink

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