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Secret Life
Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation | Kevin Donovan
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It began as rumours. Whispers at dinner parties. Warnings about bad dates with a Canadian celebrity. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, superstar CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi revealed his interest in "rough sex" in a long Facebook post, and a scandal of unprecedented scale descended on the radio host. What the public did not know was that months before Ghomeshi's emotional post, Canadaland podcaster Jesse Brown and Toronto Star journalist Kevin Donovan were quietly pursuing serious allegations against him. In Secret Life, Donovan takes us inside the Star's investigation. Step by step, he explores the story as only he can: the media frenzy, his own personal and professional doubts, the women who came forward with stories about an alleged dark side of a national idol, and Ghomeshi's ignominious firing and dramatic criminal trial. Taking us behind the scenes, Donovan sheds light on the journalistic process and the complexity of gathering information about a highly sensitive matter from named and confidential sources, including those women who feared it was their word against a beloved public figure's. Secret Life is a thought-provoking account of the landmark Ghomeshi expos that sparked a nation-wide discussion on sexual assault, the cult of celebrity, and the politics of power and gender in the workplace.
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Read.Em.And.Eat
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Although it disturbed me, I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative and the way that this book was written. In a perfect world, the truth would be known and correct actions would be taken from there. Kevin Donovan shows why he is one of the Toronto Stars top reporters.

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Read.Em.And.Eat
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Well... today is probably a bad day to choose to take my coffee to work. My poor fingers will be frozen! Oh well. We carry on! #canadianproblems

jpmcwisemorgan Yikes! I‘m sorry. 7y
BookishMarginalia Stay warm! 7y
Read.Em.And.Eat @jpmcwisemorgan don‘t be sorry! That‘s life! Lol @BookishMarginalia I managed to make it to work with all of my fingers intact! No worries! 7y
RadicalReader @Read.Em.And.Eat definitely time to stock up on hot cocoa and hot tea to battle this cold weather. Always a mini horror moment when you read the “ feels like” section of weather reports 7y
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Read.Em.And.Eat
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It‘s totally normal to read about a scumbag charged with sexual assault in the bath right? It‘s both super interesting and absolutely sickening. #bathtimebooks

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I didn't think I had any books from #indiepresses on my shelf, but I found this one from Goose Lane, a Canadian independent publisher based out of New Brunswick. Secret Life is a book by a Toronto Star reporter recounting his investigative journalism into the sexual assault case of a Canadian broadcaster, Jian Ghomeshi. It was a difficult book to read because of the topic and was mostly a retread of the reporting done on the case. #AndItsAugust

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BookishTrish
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I tore a hole through this book today. It gave good insight into how Investigative journalism works in the age of social media. Also, Borel is brilliant. My ❤️goes out to the survivors.

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Does this sentence make any sense outside of Canada?

LeahBergen 😂😂 8y
Shemac77 Hahahaha! I'm always curious if anyone outside of Canada "gets" these things or if it stays here. 8y
Bostonmomx2 No clue down here in Nevada 😁 8y
RebeccaRenner Lol nope from Florida. 🌴 8y
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Confronting this tendency to equate anonymous with inconsequential has IMHO been one of the key takeaways of the Jian Ghomeshi trial experience. We need to take a hard look at why sexual abuse survivors don't feel comfortable coming forward and publicly attaching their names to their stories

celtichik Agreed! 8y
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There's so much disdain in this one sentence. I can't stop reading.

LeahBergen Blech. I met him at a reading. Blech. 8y
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