Chasing the Truth: A Young Journalist's Guide to Investigative Reporting

This young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists.

“Exhilarating . . . Kantor and Twohey have crafted their news dispatches into a seamless and suspenseful account of their reportorial journey.”—The New York Times on She Said

“An instant classic of investigative journalism . . . All the President’s Men for the Me Too era.”—The Washington Post on She Said

Do you want to know how to bring secrets to light? How journalists can hold the powerful to account? And how to write stories that can make a difference?

In Chasing the Truth, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey share their thoughts from their early days writing their first stories to their time as award-winning investigative journalists, offering tips and advice along the way. Adapted from their New York Times bestselling book She Said, Chasing the Truth not only tells the story of the culture-shifting Harvey Weinstein investigation, but it also shares their best practices with readers. This is the perfect book for aspiring journalists or anyone devoted to uncovering the truth.

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are investigative reporters at the New York Times. Jodi has focused on the workplace in her reporting, and particularly the treatment of women, covered two presidential campaigns, and is the author of The Obamas. Megan has focused much of her attention on the treatment of women and children, and, in 2014, as a reporter with Reuters News, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Jodi and Megan shared numerous honors for breaking the Harvey Weinstein story, including a George Polk Award, and, along with colleagues, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. They both live in Brooklyn, NY with their families.

Ruby Shamir is an author, researcher, and adapter, who has worked on numerous New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. She lives in the Bronx, NY with her husband and three children.