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OverviewIn The Inconvenient Journalist, Dusko Doder, writing with his spouse and journalistic partner Louise Branson, describes how one February night crystalized the values and personal risks that shaped his life. The frigid Moscow night in question was in 1984, and Washington Post correspondent Doder reported signs that Soviet leader Yuri Andropov had died. The CIA at first dismissed the reporting, saying that ""Doder must be smoking pot."" When Soviet authorities confirmed Andropov's death, journalists and intelligence officials questioned how a lone reporter could scoop the multibillion-dollar US spy agency. The stage was set for Cold War-style revenge against the star journalist, and that long night at the teletype machine in Moscow became a pivotal moment in Doder's life. After emigrating to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1956, Doder committed himself to the journalist's mission. He knew that reporting the truth could come at a price, something driven home by his years of covering Soviet dissidents and watching his Washington Post colleagues break the Watergate story. Still, he was not prepared for a cloaked act of reprisal from the CIA. Taking aim at Doder, the CIA insinuated a story into Time magazine suggesting that he had been coopted by the KGB. Doder's professional world collapsed and his personal life was shaken as he fought Time in court. In The Inconvenient Journalist, Doder reflects on this attempt to destroy his reputation, his dedication to reporting the truth, and the vital but precarious role of the free press today. The Inconvenient Journalist is a powerful human story and a must-read for all concerned about freedom of the press and truthful reporting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dusko Doder , Louise BransonPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501759093ISBN 10: 1501759094 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 15 September 2021 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue: The Assassination 1. The Story That Died 2. A Moscow Education 3. Evading the KGB to Make Contacts 4. Hired by the Washington Post 5. Perils Covering My Native Yugoslavia 6. Back at a Paper Changed by Watergate 7. Post Moscow Correspondent at Last 8. Covering Russia's KGB Tsar 9. The Price for Breaking a Rule of Journalism 10. Love Changes Everything 11. Reluctant Intelligence Reporter 12. Casey's Revenge 13. Seeking a New Life in China 14. A Reckoning in Yugoslavia 15. Assassination by Time Magazine Epilogue: Dogs BarkReviewsAuthor InformationDusko Doder is a former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post. His numerous awards include the Overseas Press Club Citation for Excellence and the Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting. He is the author of The Firebird Affair and other books. Louise Branson is a former Moscow correspondent for the London Sunday Times and a former editorial writer for USA TODAY. She is the coauthor of Gorbachev and Milosevic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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