Journalism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Chat with Bethany McLean After the Idea: A podcast by Chicago Ideas

In 2001, Bethany McLean’s reporting for Fortune Magazine exposed pervasive and outright fraud at Enron, bringing down one of the most profitable and innovative corporations in American history in the process. In this episode we sit down with McLean to talk about the current state of journalism, what you can gain from a contrarian posture, the allure of true crime podcasts, and more.

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