One of the journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story is speaking in Syracuse about her new project on the difficulties facing young adults. New York Times writer and author Jodi Kantor will be featured in the Friends of Central Library Lecture series.
She says she’s moved by investigative journalism to tell what might be considered impossible stories, “like finding out things that people think can’t be documented, and showing over and over again that the tools of journalism, and the force of truth, and the bravery of sources, they’re really powerful, even now.”
Kantor remembers simply seeking the truth about Weinstein, not knowing if he had crossed a criminal line until she uncovered multiple stories of sexual assault, including those from Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd who initially spoke off-the-record.
Her new project is the book How to Start. She chronicles the difficulties and loneliness young people face starting a career in the impersonal digital age.
“If you’re going to go through a somewhat tumultuous period for the next couple years before you land, let’s figure out a way to yield rewards that last your entire lifetime, connecting with other people and forming bonds that will last,” said Kantor.
Kantor will speak in the Friends of the Central Library Lecture series April 14th. Tickets and information at FOCLSyracuse.org.
