Ep.17 Two sides to the story
The Tip Off
The Tip Off
4.7 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
A journalist is on the trail of a big story, unravelling how an 18 year-old rape victim came to be, not only disbelieved, but charged with false reporting after being attacked by a serial rapist. He is putting all the pieces together when he gets an email that will change everything…
Journalists Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller talk through how they told a story of two halves, one that wound up earning them a Pulitzer prize.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and bad language and is not suitable for all.
Read all about it:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/12/16/an-unbelievable-story-of-rape?ref=hp-2-112#.nXDOj42tQ
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/581/anatomy-of-doubt
https://www.amazon.co.uk/False-Report-T-Christian-Miller/dp/1786330806
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Music: Dice Muse, Podington Bear, Fake Cats Project
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| 0:00.0 | I'm always up before the birds and the kids. |
| 0:02.9 | Good thing Costa Express is always up too. |
| 0:07.0 | Early starts are easier with great coffee. |
| 0:09.7 | And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company. |
| 0:14.5 | Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep. |
| 0:17.2 | Oh, you legend. |
| 0:19.6 | Now that's a proper coffee. |
| 0:21.3 | Should kick in Justin Samfut to remember which end of the screwdriver to use. |
| 0:25.1 | Hmm. |
| 0:26.3 | Costa Express. |
| 0:27.8 | Quality coffee every time. |
| 0:32.6 | A word of warning before we start. |
| 0:34.8 | This episode contains details of sexual assault and bad language. |
| 0:39.8 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:43.8 | In the past couple of months, two words ricocheted around the world. |
| 0:48.8 | Starting discussions and raising challenging questions. |
| 0:53.1 | Me Too. |
| 0:56.0 | If you're on any kind of social media, I am sure you've seen the hashtag Me Too. |
| 0:58.0 | It happened to Me Too. |
| 1:00.0 | Me Too. |
| 1:01.0 | It's hashtag Me Too. |
| 1:03.0 | It happened to Me Too. |
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