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Podell says these careers have s common thread of "articulate advocacy." He states that "As a magazine editor you advocate that subscribers see the films and read the books and buy the clothes you recommend, in adverting you advocate that people buy your clients’ products, as a lobbyist you advocate
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Albert Podell was born in
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22:(February 25, 1937 – April 9, 2023) was an American magazine editor and writer, advertising executive, trial attorney, and documentary film producer and director. Podell served as a good-government lobbyist and as a theatrical investor and producer.
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