Episode
Episode 7: The Pedophile
28:49
Published: Thu Sep 01 2022
Description
New York assigns a piece meant to vindicate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein?!Featuring the fact checker who killed the story, Alex Yablon.To submit your KILLED story, visit www.KILLEDStories.com.
Chapters
Michael Wolff had made an arrangement with Jeffrey Epstein to secure Epstein's cooperation with a story.
00:00 - 02:24 (02:24)
Summary
Michael Wolff had made an arrangement with Jeffrey Epstein to secure Epstein's cooperation with a story. The story was set to be published in The New York Times magazine, with the lineup already chosen.
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Fact checking is crucial in journalism to ensure accuracy, and involves verifying sources, quotes, and facts presented in an article.
02:24 - 09:02 (06:38)
Summary
Fact checking is crucial in journalism to ensure accuracy, and involves verifying sources, quotes, and facts presented in an article. Most writers are careful and grateful for fact checking, but there may be instances where details need to be modified or omitted.
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The fear of consequences from reporting on the relationships of powerful figures with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein led some journalists to avoid exposing the truth about the situation, despite knowledge of his predatory sexual habits.
09:02 - 21:17 (12:15)
Summary
The fear of consequences from reporting on the relationships of powerful figures with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein led some journalists to avoid exposing the truth about the situation, despite knowledge of his predatory sexual habits.
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New York magazine stated that in 2015, they and Michael Wolf explored publishing a piece on Jeffrey Epstein using material Michael had gathered, but they only published a photo portfolio which has a lower burden for fact-checking.
21:18 - 26:27 (05:09)
Summary
New York magazine stated that in 2015, they and Michael Wolf explored publishing a piece on Jeffrey Epstein using material Michael had gathered, but they only published a photo portfolio which has a lower burden for fact-checking.
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Michael Wolf published his fly-on-the-wall account of Epstein in his book Too Famous, only after the disgraced financier died in prison, leaving readers to determine the veracity of his claims.
26:27 - 28:38 (02:11)
Summary
Michael Wolf published his fly-on-the-wall account of Epstein in his book Too Famous, only after the disgraced financier died in prison, leaving readers to determine the veracity of his claims.