{"product_id":"janets-world-the-inside-story-of-washington-post-pulitzer-fabulist-janet-cooke-paperback","title":"Janet's World: The Inside Story of Washington Post Pulitzer Fabulist Janet Cooke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Sager\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Janet Cooke was a warning shot, a harbinger of all kinds of journalistic scandals to come.\" --Howard Kurtz, author and media critic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanet Cooke caused one of the biggest scandals in the history of journalism when her Pulitzer Prize-winning article, about an eight-year-old heroin addict, turned out to be a fabrication. Cooke, a reporter for the \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, worked under the legendary editors Ben Bradlee and Bob Woodward. Her disgrace was a jarring wakeup call for the news industry. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooke's transgressions rocked the foundations of public trust the press had built since the Vietnam and Watergate eras, when the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Estate was seen as a force for objective reporting and an advocate for the public good. Immediately, Cooke became infamous, the first in a line of publicly exposed fabulists, including Stephen Glass of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and Jayson Blair of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooke's case also came to symbolize myriad issues in journalism and beyond: i the use of unnamed sources, diversity recruitment, newsroom ethics, resume fraud, and the tendency of some writers, operating in the genre known as creative nonfiction, to take license in the pursuit of more literary storytelling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eJanet's World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, written by her former boyfriend and fellow \u003cem\u003ePost\u003c\/em\u003e staffer Mike Sager, is Cooke's only in-depth interview. While faithful to the basic fact-finding contained in the \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e internal investigation of the case, easily available online, Sager's work plums the depths of Cooke's persona and upbringing, bringing to light the human story behind the headlines. Vilified by history as a fabricator, Cooke's difficult role as an African American professional woman in the early 1980s is often overlooked. The book also contains new material documenting the effects of the Cooke scandal on the 35\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of the events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790596178208,"sku":"9781950154173","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d07a99575aef2f67b93757335426ccb.webp?v=1780680945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/janets-world-the-inside-story-of-washington-post-pulitzer-fabulist-janet-cooke-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}