Chasing the truth : a young journalist's guide to investigative reporting / Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey ; adapted by Ruby Shamir.
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists inspire a new generation of investigative reporters as they offer tips and advice for writing stories that can make a difference.
Kantor and Twohey share their thoughts from their early days writing their first stories to their time as award-winning investigative journalists, offering tips and advice along the way. In 2017 Kantor and Twohey began an investigation into the activities of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which won them a Pulitzer Prize. They share their best practices with aspiring journalists-- or anyone devoted to uncovering the truth. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593326992
- ISBN: 0593326997
- Physical Description: 259 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Philomel, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Young adult adaptation, based on: She said : breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement / by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. New York : Penguin Press, ©2019 |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The first phone call -- Hollywood secrets -- How to silence a victim -- "Positive reputation management" -- A company's complicity -- "Who else is on the record?" -- "There will be a movement" -- Afterward -- Epilogue. |
Target Audience Note: | 1080L Lexile |
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Genre: | Case studies. |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA 364.15 SHA 2021 (Text) | 0002205476621 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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Chasing the Truth: a Young Journalist's Guide to Investigative Reporting : She Said Young Readers Edition
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Chasing the Truth: a Young Journalist's Guide to Investigative Reporting : She Said Young Readers Edition
The perfect book for all student journalists, this young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by Pulitzer Prize winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists. Soon to be a major motion picture! Do you want to know how to bring secrets to light? How journalists can hold the powerful to account? And how to write stories that can make a difference? In Chasing the Truth , award-winning journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey share their thoughts from their early days writing their first stories to their time as award-winning investigative journalists, offering tips and advice along the way. Adapted from their New York Times bestselling book She Said , Chasing the Truth not only tells the story of the culture-shifting Harvey Weinstein investigation, but it also shares their best reporting practices with readers. This is the perfect book for aspiring journalists or anyone devoted to uncovering the truth. Praise for the New York Times bestseller She Said : "Exhilarating...Kantor and Twohey have crafted their news dispatches into a seamless and suspenseful account of their reportorial journey." -- Susan Faludi, The New York Times "An instant classic of investigative journalism...'All the President's Men' for the Me Too era." -- Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post "A vibrant, cinematic read." --Jill Filipovic, CNN "Deeply suspenseful." --Annalisa Quinn, NPR