Seth Mnookin: 3 books
The Panic Virus
A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE?
In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch...
Feeding the Monster
How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series on October 27, 2004, they made history. Their stunning comeback against the New York Yankees and their four-game annihilation of the St. Louis Cardinals capped one of the most thrilling postseason runs ever. The World Series victory-Boston's first in 86...
Hard News
The Scandals at The New York Times and the Future of American Media
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2004
On May 11, 2003, The New York Times devoted four pages of its Sunday paper to the deceptions of Jayson Blair, a mediocre former Times reporter who had made up stories, faked datelines, and plagiarized on a massive scale. The fallout from the Blair scandal rocked the Times to its core and revealed...