The Berzon Report was published online and released to the media on December 8, 2003, almost two weeks before officials unveiled the first Libeskind-Childs collaborative Freedom Tower design. In the run-up to that highly publicized press conference, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation lauded the "public process" that resulted in Libeskind's commission, while Libeskind touted the skyscraper's restoration of the downtown skyline. However, based on the height specifications outlined by the Libeskind master plan at that time, Berzon determined Libeskind had grossly exaggerated the scale of his ringed office towers in his signature rendering. The image became one of the LMDC's poster advertisements for the project and later appeared on the cover of Libeskind's autobiography. The exposé further revealed irregularities in the LMDC's methodology for tabulating public feedback, clearly showing Libeskind had never led or won any public polls before being named Ground Zero's "democratically elected" master planner. Prior to Berzon's investigative research, no other journalist had uncovered the damaging information he unearthed. The Berzon Report made headlines and generated much publicity. Pictured below are several images from the Report, as well as a New York Post piece by columnist Deroy Murdock. Mr. Murdock became so interested in Berzon's research that he subsequently became Berzon's co-author in writing a book on corruption in the rebuilding process (see 2006).