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Will be sent said along to ther who answer them at the end of the presentation. Also we encourage you to support todays featured author by purchasing her book from independent book seller, politics and prose. Finally i big thank you goes out to the featured sponsors. The blair family foundation, downtown crowne, and montgomery college. Lets get started. Tonight we have got author casey cep to talk about her bestselling book furious hours murder, fraud, and the last trial of harper lee. She tells...

And those that will be sent on to the author to answer them we encourage you to support the author and finally a big think that goes out toward featured sponsors and Montgomery College and so lets get started caseys back to talk to her bestselling book murder and fraud in the last trial of harper lee beautifully telling the true story of courtroom drama and murder and revenge we spent years working on this story and now the shocking murder to the courtroom drama after graduating from Harvard Col...

As a collection, make it scream, make it burn and they are so smart, so nuanced and its fascinating to hear about and to read about the ethical complications of being a writer. Theres tension between making art making beauty and exporting the people you write about. Thats one of the recurring themes, all of these essays. Theres also a lot else as well so its great to have the here. Its wonderful to be here. One thing that so striking to me about this collection is this a very different kinds of ...

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Attention in journalism between what i call in this book access and autonomy. Theres always attention there. Some people need to get really close to the sources. Sometimes you need to aggressively and adversarially investigate the sources. You have to strike the balance perfectly, these days and journalism, its become two out of balance. People have become, theyve delivered on a platter with the sources and the government want. What the government wants to be able to see. They are acting as deli...

Woodruff and its friday. Mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And by bnsf railway. Bae systems. Inspired work. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And ...

Woodruff and its friday. Mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And by bnsf railway. Bae systems. Inspired work. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And ...

From his court. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley sided are judge moore. Im disappointed that a Single Federal Court judge defied to follow the law. According to the Human Rights Campaign, as of this afternoon, judges in at least 44 counties have refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Joining me now is the legal director for the Human Rights Campaign and nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams and chuck dean. Chuck, let me start with you first in terms of what is happening in...