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TMZ Expands Into Washington With Paparazzi-Style Lawmaker Coverage

TMZ launched TMZ DC to confront lawmakers paparazzi-style in Washington, deploying staff to capture candid images of politicians away from the nation's capital.
Founded in 2005 by Harvey Levin, a Los Angeles lawyer and media figure, the site built its reputation breaking celebrity news, including Michael Jackson's 2009 death.
Viral moments include photos of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at Disney World and Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., at his son's basketball game during the DHS shutdown.
Lacking congressional press credentials, TMZ relies on ambush-style sidewalk interviews, echoing tactics longtime CBS correspondent Mike Wallace famously employed to catch unprepared subjects.

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