Publisher Description
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 * This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of the October 5, 2017 New York Times article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, with sidebar commentary on tips for investigative reporting.
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About the Authors
Jodi Kantor began her journalism career at Slate.com in 1998, and four years later she became the arts and leisure editor of the New York Times. For six years she wrote about Barack and Michelle Obama, covering the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Her bestselling book The Obamas was published in 2012. She is a contributor to “This Morning” on CBS.
Megan Twohey is a prize-winning investigative reporter for the New York Times who has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children. As a reporter with Reuters, she uncovered an underground network in which parents gave away adopted children they no longer wanted to strangers met on the Internet, and the series was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. While reporting at the Chicago Tribune, she exposed how police were shelving DNA evidence collected after sex crimes, the result of which was that Illinois passed the first state law mandating the testing of every rape kit. She is a contributor to NBC and MSNBC
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.
About Rebecca Lowman
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.