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The Journalist and the Murderer
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780394583129
 
Reprint edition from Alfred a Knopf Inc (February 1, 1990)
9780394583129 | details & prices | 161 pages | List price $18.95
About: A critical analysis of the moral cost of being a journalist focuses on the relationship that developed between author Joe McGinness and convicted killer Jeffrey MacDonald and argues that the nature of journalism entails the betrayal of trust
Paperback
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New edition from Granta Books (January 15, 2004)
9781862076372 | details & prices | 163 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.32 lbs | List price $16.15
About: This is a disturbing and arresting tale that provokes all sorts of questions on the morality of journalism, a very thought provoking book with a very contemporary argument at its centre.
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (November 1, 1990)
9780679731832 | details & prices | 163 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Explores the relationship between journalists and their subjects, and the question of journalistic ethics, using the lawsuit of convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald against author Joe McGinniss, as a case study