Katherine Corcoran
Auteur de In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press
Œuvres de Katherine Corcoran
In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press (2022) 47 exemplaires
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So, a humble tip of the hat to Kathy Corcoran. I don't know her, but over my 30 years in journalism -- local and national, newspapers and magazines, as reporter, writer, editor, and columnist -- I worked with scores of thoroughgoing professionals just like her. Some, obviously, were more talented or hardworking than others. What united them is a devotion to fairness and the free flow of information. This very much describes Corcoran: She approached this complex story with a hypothesis that she tests against hard facts, revising and revising again as those facts and countervailing facts are revealed. In other words, a principled, scientific endeavor.
It's impossible for me to vouch for all of Corcoran's reporting. What I can add is that I have spent time where this story takes place, in Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico City. She describes details as I recall them: how waiters serve "cafe lechero" at Gran Cafe de la Parroquia in Veracruz, the puestos and parks of Xalapa, the vibe in Mexico City's Colonia Roma. The slow accretion of such details builds a formidable credibility.
It is no accident that Donald Trump and powerful people like him around the world have been busy attacking journalists one day, scientists the next. Their aim: the power to do as they please, with impunity. For this reason, I encourage people to read this book and gain a renewed respect for our scientists and journalists. Not because they are perfect, but because their basic mission is truth.… (plus d'informations)