Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Ethics of True Crime
True crime has long been a popular niche in books and TV. Now it’s a mainstream obsession, thanks to new storytelling formats.The latest example is the 10-part Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” Before that there was the HBO series “The Jinx”... and before that the podcast “Serial.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readTrue crime has long been a popular niche in books and TV. Now it’s a mainstream obsession, thanks to new storytelling formats.The latest example is the 10-part Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” Before that there was the HBO series “The Jinx”... and before that the podcast “Serial.” All these works re-investigate old murder cases, sometimes turning up new evidence. This kind of journalism can be a public service. It’s also full of ethical pitfalls. What are they?
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- 9:32Chipotle-coli
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- 43:07Web Roundup: Longer Tweets and More
The full episode
4 of 5Questioning the New Food Guide, Chipotle in Trouble and the True Crime Craze- 0:00New Nutritional Guidelines: Do They Mean Anything?
- 9:32Chipotle-coli
- 17:15The Future of Pershing Square
- 29:39The Ethics of True CrimeYou’re reading this
- 43:07Web Roundup: Longer Tweets and More