Today, we’re lucky to have the talented New York Times journalist John Eligon with us.
We’ll discuss how John built his career. We’ll also examine several of his stories: a powerful piece on Yiskar Caceres, a young man of promise whose drug arrests “contrasted with school transcripts, friends’ praise, and family life”; an intricate investigation into the practices of bail bondsmen; a look into the failure of state boxing commissions to enforce pre-fight health standards for boxers; a piece about alcohol and memory, written in the context of the recent rape trial of a New York police officer; a piece on the verdict against the son of Brooke Astor, who had been accused on a variety of fraud and conspiracy charges; a piece on the verdict from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case; and lastly, a look at the exoneration of prisoners without DNA evidence.
Barbara Gray’s research page on accessing court records is here. We’ll discuss court research at greater length in the future. Be sure to ask me if you have questions in the meantime.
