Chasing the Truth: A Young Journalist's Guide to Investigative Reporting: She Said Young Readers Edition

Product 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!\nDo 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?\nIn
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.\nPraise for the New York Times bestseller She Said:\n“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\n“An instant classic of investigative journalism...‘All the President’s Men’ for the Me Too era.”
— Carlos Lozada,
The Washington Post\n“A vibrant, cinematic read.”
—Jill Filipovic, CNN\n“Deeply suspenseful.”
—Annalisa Quinn, NPR
From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up-On October 5, 2017, two New York Times reporters broke the story of Harvey Weinstein's serial sexual harassment. Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey had a long journey in publishing this article and were met with many roadblocks and speed bumps. Together they contacted numerous people, including famous actresses and employees of Miramax and The Weinstein Company. Based on the subject of their article, they had to tread lightly and be sensitive to the survivors with whom they spoke. Weinstein and his team did not make publishing the story easy for them, but in the end, Kantor and Twohey's investigative journalism won out. This is a young reader's adaptation of their She Said. The subtitle might lead readers to believe that this is a how-to guide. Instead, it is a narrative of the authors' investigative journalism experience of the Weinstein story, and it also briefly covers the aftermath. In reading the well-presented report, readers get an inside look into investigative journalism and how it can be a long and challenging process. Readers can find a list of easy-to-follow tips at the end of the book. The book is well written, but the information presented could be challenging to retain. VERDICT This may be hard to hand to teens, but those who are fans of investigative journalism and high-profile cases will devour it.-Amanda Borgia, Uniondale P.L., NYα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
About the Author
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are investigative reporters at the
New York Times. Jodi has focused on the workplace in her reporting, and particularly the treatment of women, covered two presidential campaigns, and is the author of
The Obamas. Megan has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children, and, in 2014, as a reporter with Reuters News, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Jodi and Megan shared numerous honors for breaking the Harvey Weinstein story, including a George Polk Award, and, along with colleagues, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. They both live in Brooklyn, NY with their families. You can visit Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey online at SheSaidTheBook.com\nRuby Shamir is an author, researcher, and adapter, who has worked on numerous
New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. She lives in the Bronx, NY with her husband and three children. You can visit Ruby Shami