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Murtz Jaffer (born August 13, 1980) is a Canadian celebrity journalist. He hosted the television show Reality Obsessed which aired on TVTropolis and the Global Reality Channel in Canada. He is the television editor of InsidePulse.com. Jaffer currently resides in Toronto, Canada. == Career == Jaffer began his career at the age of 17 while still in high school. He e-mailed the online editor of The Sports Network's website repeatedly and eventually was given the opportunity to write for the newly launched wrestling section of TSN.ca. After reporting for the site from 1997–1998, Jaffer wrote for a variety of wrestling websites before deciding to launch his own internet property in 2001. In 2002, Jaffer launched Survivor-Central, an online resource about ''Survivor'' the popular reality television series just as he began studying at the University of Toronto. Featuring several writers from the show itself, Jaffer's site became one of only a handful of websites dedicated to the show that captured an audience of 52 million for its first series finale. In 2003, Jaffer and his team accurately began predicting and spoiling who would be voted off on the program before each episode aired on national television. The predictions were published on Survivor-Central in a crystal ball format. The accuracy of the predictions led to Jaffer developing a reputation as the world's foremost ''Survivor'' expert〔(CANOE - JAM! Television - TV Shows - Survivor 9: Vanuatu: New 'Survivor' premieres Thursday )〕 and subsequently, the world's foremost reality television expert. In 2004, Jaffer merged Survivor-Central with InsidePulse.com, an entertainment website that currently features a staff of more than 200 writers.〔(Inside Pulse - Celebrating 2 years of pop culture! )〕 Jaffer graduated from Centennial College's post-graduate journalism program in 2003 and moved on to spoiling every major television program currently on the air for both his website and on the radio. He has worked at ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'', the ''Toronto Sun'', ''Z103.5'', ''Virgin Radio 99.9'' and volunteered at ''CTV.ca''. He has freelanced for the ''National Post'' and TV Guide Canada. In 2007, he appeared in ''The New York Times'' for starting an anti-application Facebook group.〔(Have Facebook Applications Gone Too Far? - New York Times )〕 His interview with actress Samaire Armstrong where he asked her why she posed for the ''Stuff'' male magazine, Jaffer was the host of Reality Obsessed which aired on the TVTropolis network in Canada. The show was a behind-the-scenes look at reality television answering big-picture questions about the genre and the first season included appearances from many of Jaffer's reality star friends including Survivors Jonny Fairplay, Ozzy Lusth, Eliza Orlins, Rupert Boneham and Rob Mariano. The show won a Gemini Award for 'Best Direction In A Reality Series' for its 'Ultimate Casting Tape' first-season episode.〔(ChannelCanada )〕 On Saturday April 9, 2011, Jaffer received the 'Special Achievement In Reality Reporting Award' at the Reality Rocks convention in Los Angeles.〔(TVGuide.ca Canadian honoured for reality reporting )〕 On Sunday August 28, 2011, Jaffer appeared as an extra on the season finale of Dan for Mayor on CTV.〔(Murtz Jaffer Appears On ''Dan For Mayor'' Season 2 Finale: ''Dan For Mayor'' Season 2 Behind-The-Scenes Exclusive Part 2 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murtz Jaffer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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