question: Which writer was involved with journalism, James Patterson or Gay Talese?
answer: Gay Talese
context: Title: James Patterson bibliography
  Passage: This James Patterson Bibliography contains the list of books written and published by James Patterson.  The list below separates the books into two main categories: books written for adults and books written for children and teens.  Within those two categories, the books are further divided into three subcategories: fiction series, standalone fiction, or standalone nonfiction.
  Title: A Writer's Life
  Passage: A Writer's Life is a 2006 autobiography by Gay Talese.  The book focuses on many of the stories that Talese attempted to tell, but failed, such as spending six months working on a story about John and Lorena Bobbitt for "The New Yorker" only to have the piece rejected by "New Yorker" editor Tina Brown.
  Title: Gerald Foos
  Passage: Gerald Foos is the former owner of the Manor House Motel, which operated in Aurora, Colorado.  He was the subject of Gay Talese's 2016 article "The Voyeur's Motel" in "The New Yorker", in which Talese disclosed that Foos was a long time voyeur of those staying in his hotel, having installed grilles in the ceiling of most of the rooms that enabled him to view his guests without their knowledge.  Foos' observational focus was the sexual activities of those staying at the Manor House.
  Title: Gay Talese
  Passage: Gay Talese ( ; born February 7, 1932) is an American writer.  As a journalist for "The New York Times" and "Esquire" magazine during the 1960s, Talese helped to define literary journalism.  Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
  Title: Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
  Passage: "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" is a profile of Frank Sinatra written by Gay Talese for the April 1966 issue of "Esquire".  The article is one of the most famous pieces of magazine journalism ever written and is often considered not only the greatest profile of Frank Sinatra but one of the greatest celebrity profiles ever written.  The profile is one of the seminal works of New Journalism and is still widely read, discussed and studied.  In the 70th anniversary issue of "Esquire" in October 2003, the editors declared the piece the "Best Story Esquire Ever Published".  "Vanity Fair" called it "the greatest literary-nonfiction story of the 20th century".
  Title: Fame and Obscurity
  Passage: Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge was a 1970 book by Gay Talese.  The book was a collection of many of Talese's works for "Esquire" about New York City, and also includes his most famous celebrity profiles: "", "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" and "The Silent Season of a Hero".
  Title: The New Journal
  Passage: The New Journal is a magazine at Yale University that publishes creative nonfiction about Yale and New Haven.  Inspired by New Journalism writers like Tom Wolfe and Gay Talese, the student-run publication was established by Daniel Yergin and Peter Yeager in 1967 to publish investigative pieces and in-depth interviews.  It publishes five issues per year.  The magazine is distributed free of charge at Yale and in New Haven and was among the first university publications not to charge a subscription fee.
  Title: James Patterson
  Passage: James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist.  Among his works are the "Alex Cross", "Michael Bennett", "Women's Murder Club", "Maximum Ride", "Daniel X", "NYPD Red", "Witch and Wizard", and "Private" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels.  His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books.  In 2016, Patterson topped "Forbes"'s list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million.  His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.
  Title: Unto the Sons
  Passage: Unto the Sons is a 1992 book by Gay Talese.  The book traces the origins of Talese's own family, beginning with his great-grandfather in Maida, Italy, his grandfather who immigrated to Pennsylvania and Talese's father, who immigrated to the United States separately following World War I.
  Title: The Kingdom and the Power
  Passage: The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World is a 1969 book by Gay Talese about the inner workings of "The New York Times", the newspaper where Talese had worked for 12 years.  The book was originally subtitled "The Story of The Men Who Influence The Institution That Influences the World."  The book is credited with starting the trend of "media books" as noted by "Portfolio" at the New York University School of Journalism, books that "portraying the inner-workings of a media establishment, turning the tables on the people who write and report the news, and making them the subject."
citations: James Patterson Gay Talese