She Said
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Jodi Kantor
Megan Twohey
The instant New York Times bestseller."An instant classic of investigative journalism...‘All the President’s Men’ for the Me Too era." — Carlos Lozada, The Washington PostFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementFor many years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women. Rumors of wrongdoing had long circulated. But in 2017, when Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began their investigation into the prominent Hollywood producer for the New York Times, his name was still synonymous with power. During months of confidential interviews with top actresses, former Weinstein employees, and other sources, many disturbing and long-buried allegations were unearthed, and a web of onerous secret payouts and nondisclosure agreements was revealed. These shadowy settlements had long been used to hide sexual harassment and abuse, but with a breakthrough reporting technique Kantor and Twohey helped to expose it. But Weinstein had evaded scrutiny in the past, and he was not going down without a fight; he employed a team of high-profile lawyers, private investigators, and other allies to thwart the investigation. When Kantor and Twohey were finally able to convince some sources to go on the record, a dramatic final showdown between Weinstein and the New York Times was set in motion. Nothing could have prepared Kantor and Twohey for what followed the publication of their initial Weinstein story on October 5, 2017. Within days, a veritable Pandora’s box of sexual harassment and abuse was opened. Women all over the world came forward with their own traumatic stories. Over the next twelve months, hundreds of men from every walk of life and industry were outed following allegations of wrongdoing. But did too much change—or not enough? Those questions hung in the air months later as Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey Ford came forward to testify that he had assaulted her decades earlier. Kantor and Twohey, who had unique access to Ford and her team, bring to light the odyssey that led her to come forward, the overwhelming forces that came to bear on her, and what happened after she shared her allegation with the world. In the tradition of great investigative journalism, She Said tells a thrilling story about the power of truth, with shocking new information from hidden sources. Kantor and Twohey describe not only the consequences of their reporting for the #MeToo movement, but the inspiring and affecting journeys of the women who spoke up—for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves.
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Author
Jodi Kantor
Pages
320
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2019-09-10
ISBN
0525560351 9780525560357
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"A phenomenally well-written book. The book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look of how two NY Times reporters (the authors) broke the Harvey Weinstein story and what really happened in the lead-up to the Congressional testimony of Christine Blasey Ford. <br/><br/>The book is a somewhat heavy read due to its contents: Here is a man that has (had) a wife and five kids, and that has produced more great movies than you can count (his movies has won more than 80 Oscars over 30 years according to Forbes), who used the power that came with that enormous success to live a life of covering up sexual harassment and assault for ~40 years. <br/><br/>While I have no illusions that this problem is isolated only to the US, the fact that it was done on such a scale and that it was possible to get away with for such a long time, despite this being a well-known secret at his companies, is a rather unflattering indictment of the celebrity culture in the US. Have enough success (and money) and you are allowed to get away with almost anything, with strides of willing and accommodating lawyers there to help you every step of the way. <br/><br/>An interesting and very important point that the authors highlight is the damage that was done to the overall credibility of CBF’s testimony by other "victims" that came forward with allegations that were either false or couldn't be substantiated in any way. These people and their lawyers/representatives surely thought they were helping the case of CBF while in reality they did just the opposite: they just gave the other side a lot of good ammunition to argue their case.<br/><br/>Your respect for good journalism will go up after reading this book."
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Daniel Glaser
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