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The Journalist And The Murderer

Janet Malcolm

In two previous books, Janet Malcolm explored the hidden sides of, respectively, institutional psychoanalysis and Freudian biography. In this book, she examines the psychopathology of journalism. Using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit as her larger-than-life example -- the lawsuit of Jeffrey MacD...

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99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

They said it is a short nonfiction book they have read many times and love for its insights on power dynamics in interviews.

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The nonfiction book that I think I probably have read the most times is The Journalist and the Murderer, which I love. It helped me think differently about the power difference between people intervie...

— Episode: The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up

Episode: The Power Broker Breakdown Wrap-Up

They said it is a short nonfiction book they have read many times and love for its insights on power dynamics in interviews.

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The nonfiction book that I think I probably have read the most times is The Journalist and the Murderer, which I love. It helped me think differently about the power difference between people interviewing other people.

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

It was discussed as a book which explores the relationship between sources and journalists, and how sources often reveal more than they intend, only to be surprised by the final published piece.

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every journalist who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man preying on people's vanity, ignoran...

— Episode: 4/12/23: Trump Hints US Blew Up Nordstre...

Episode: 4/12/23: Trump Hints US Blew Up Nordstream on Tuck...

It was discussed as a book which explores the relationship between sources and journalists, and how sources often reveal more than they intend, only to be surprised by the final published piece.

"

every journalist who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man preying on people's vanity, ignorance or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse

Episode: 4/12/23: Trump Hints US Blew Up Nordstream on Tuck...

It was discussed as an iconic book that explored the complex psychological and sometimes unethical dynamics between journalists and their sources, particularly in situations where the source is also a subject of the story.

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every journalist who is not too stupid or full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man preying on people's vanity, ignorance or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.

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