#278 Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey: Breaking The Harvey Weinstein Story

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emma gannon

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🗓️ 30 July 2020

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Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are the Pulitzer Prize winning journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. They are also the bestselling authors of She Said, the book all about how they did it.

I managed to catch up with them before their flight back to New York before lockdown when they were in the UK to promote the book. It was so incredible to meet them.

On 5 October 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that helped change the world. Hollywood was talking as never before. Kantor and Twohey outmanoeuvred Harvey Weinstein, his team of defenders and private investigators, convincing some of the most famous women in the world - and some unknown ones - to go on the record. Three years later, it led to his conviction. This is how they did it.

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0:56.7	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Control-Alt Delete.
1:06.3	My guests today, I've got two guests, are Jody Kanta and Megan Toey, the
1:11.9	Politzer Prize-winning journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story.
1:16.2	They are the authors of She Said, which is the book, all about how they did it.
1:21.0	I managed to catch up with Jody and Megan for about 25 minutes to half an hour
1:28.2	just before they had to rush off to Heathrow Airport to basically fly back home to New York. This was obviously pre-lockdown and we had a very rushed
1:37.7	amount of time in the studio but also I feel like it was so brilliant that I got to meet them and do this episode. I hope you enjoy it.
1:46.4	The book was absolutely everywhere when it came out and it continues to be one of the most powerful
1:51.1	books I've read about the power of journalism and it really is an
1:56.0	incredible book so if you haven't already read it please do grab a copy and you will not regret it.
2:01.1	I just wanted to read you the blurb actually on the back of the book because
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