Introducing "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates"

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

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🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

After a sexual assault case in the District of Columbia, one woman’s public warning ricochets all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where another woman gives voice to a devastating allegation.

This seven-part investigative series from The Washington Post follows the Alabama woman’s decision to come forward with a claim of sexual assault against a high-ranking figure in the D.C. criminal justice system, and the spiraling effects of that choice.

“Canary: The Washington Post Investigates” is about the intertwining stories of these two women, separated by decades and united by a shared refusal to stay silent. It’s a podcast about what it takes to report this story — and why it matters. Hosted by investigative reporter Amy Brittain.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:04.8	Hey, it's Ross Helderman from the Post-Kolley.
0:07.9	How are you?
0:08.9	He there, it's Simon and the Post.
0:10.9	Hey, it's Dave Farron from the Post.
0:12.9	This is Post Reports.
0:14.7	I'm Martine Powers.
0:18.8	It's Thursday, October 1st.
0:23.5	Today, the first episode of a new investigative podcast series, about two women and their
0:29.6	refusal to stay silent.
0:36.6	Okay.
0:40.6	Thank you.
0:42.8	And try not to, if you're trying not to talk with your hands and like hit the table.
0:47.1	Oh, I'm really bad at that.
0:51.4	If you've been listening to Post Reports for a long time, you might remember a story we
0:55.4	did almost two years ago.
0:57.6	It was about a woman in DC who was sexually assaulted and how she took matters into
1:02.8	her own hands after the justice system failed her.
1:05.8	Well, can you start with just saying who you are and what you do at the post?
1:10.0	My name is Amy Britton and I'm an investigative reporter.
1:14.1	After Amy published her reporting, she found out that the story didn't end where she thought
1:19.1	it did.
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