Catch and Kill
by Ronan Farrow · first published 2018
56% recommend44% neutral
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Detailed investigative account of how Weinstein, NBC, and the National Enquirer worked to suppress reporting on sexual misconduct; praised as an excellent, engaging read on how journalism gets done under pressure.
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In this newly updated edition of the “meticulous and devastating” (Associated Press) account of violence and espionage that spent months on the New York Times Bestsellers list, Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost – from Hollywood to Washington and beyond. In 2017, a routine network television investigation led to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives
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…recently it was leaked that ABC news killed an Epstein story for political reasons then tracked the whistleblower down at their new job at CBS and got CBS to fire them. I suggest reading Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill to get an accurate take on the current state of journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_and_Kill
on “Fake News Is Still Fooling Facebook’s Fact-Checking Systems” ↗Read "Catch and Kill" by Ronan Farrow, regarding his experience with Weinstein's campaign against the publication of his crimes. It's exactly what you're asking for (the title is the technique's name), It's also a rather…
on “Epstein's injuries look more like murder than suicide, noted pathologist says” ↗Without reading the article yet: Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill is an incredible in-depth account of efforts by The Weinstein Company, NBC, and The National Enquirer to use espionage and intimidation for suppression of reports of sexual misconduct. The Wikipedia…
on “Disinformation for hire: how a new breed of PR firms is selling lies online” ↗was investigating fraud at the same time the WSJ was writing glowing pieces about Elizabeth Holmes as a founder. In Catch & Kill Ronan Farrow is investigating Harvey Weinstein under the noses of NBC executives who are all friends of his and colluding to cover it up. An excellent book.
on “Elizabeth Holmes representing herself in Arizona civil case” ↗If you enjoyed that you will also enjoy Catch & Kill by Ronan Farrow.
on “Elizabeth Holmes representing herself in Arizona civil case” ↗…for the modern news format. And they have to cover too much information There are tons of really good journalism books. For example, Ronan Farrows articles are pretty crappy. But his books, including Catch and Kill, are excellent.
on “Do Not Trust Journalists – A Mormon Example” ↗> I am looking for Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill.’ It appears, inexplicably, after two books not titled ‘Catch and Kill.’ This bothers me to no end in Google maps search results. It seems like every time I'm searching for some chain> the first two…
on “Goodreads Is Broken” ↗…month because of Comcast. I left them and don't regret a second of it. Terrible customer service all around, and just an evil company from the top down, especially after having read Farrow's recent book Catch and Kill.
…such as your possessions and your planned behavior). I also believe its not a valid comparison between physical violence and emotional violence (such as threats). I'm currently reading Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill, and I keep thinking: "now this is a fight worth fighting for". I'm at 2/3 and I have not read about physical violence [against the reporter, Farrow; not referring to the violated women!] as of yet.
on “CIA vs. Wikileaks [video]” ↗A great recent example of this is Ronan Farrow's account in Catch and Kill of the pressure he faced to back off from the Weinstein story, and then to refrain from implicating his employer, NBC news, in the cover-up. Interestingly, though, it was Rachel Maddow who got him to…
on “How to fight lies, tricks, and chaos online” ↗I read that book. I came across that Boies fellow at other times, too. SCO vs IBM. But also while reading Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (about Harvey Weinstein). He appears to be of the 1% group.
on “Theranos destroyed subpoenaed SQL blood test database, prosecutors say” ↗He was a secondary villain in Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill book, as Harvey Weinstein's attorney. He employed similar tactics to protect Weinstein as he did for Theranos. He was fired by the New York Times after all this came out, because he hired private investigators…
on “Judge said Meta illegally used books to build its AI” ↗