She Said

Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

By: Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement

On October 5, 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey - and then the world changed. For months, Kantor and Twohey had been having confidential discussions with top actresses, former Weinstein employees, and other sources, learning of disturbing long-buried allegations, some of which had been covered up by onerous legal settlements. The journalists meticulously picked their way through a web of decades-old secret payouts and nondisclosure agreements, pressed some of the most famous women in the world - and some unknown ones - to risk going on the record, and faced down Weinstein, his team of high-priced defenders, and even his private investigators.

But nothing could have prepared them for what followed the publication of their Weinstein story. Within days, a veritable Pandora's box of sexual harassment and abuse was opened, and women who had suffered in silence for generations began coming forward, trusting that the world would understand their stories. Over the next 12 months, hundreds of men from every walk of life and industry would be outed for mistreating their colleagues. But did too much change - or not enough? Those questions plunged the two journalists into a new phase of reporting and some of their most startling findings yet.

With superlative detail, insight, and journalistic expertise, Kantor and Twohey take us for the first time into the very heart of this social shift, reliving in real time what it took to get the story and giving an up-close portrait of the forces that hindered and spurred change. They describe the surprising journeys of those who spoke up - for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves - and so changed us all.

Includes a bonus PDF of the notes from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“A binge-read of a book, propelled, for the most part, by a clear, adrenaline-spiking ticktock of how their stories came together, and studded with all manner of new astonishing details.... This is Kantor and Twohey’s story and one everyone should read for a panoply of reasons. By simply recounting their reporting, the two offer a masterful explanation of how a man like Weinstein is allowed to abuse his power and many women for so long in something approaching plain sight.... In many ways, 'She Said' is more significant than 'All the President’s Men,' and not just because journalism is currently under siege, financially and politically, in a way it was not in the 1970s. There was a finite number of people responsible for the crimes of the Nixon administration; the alleged crimes of Harvey Weinstein are also the crimes of our culture, and they continue to be committed every day by many men all around the world. Although now, one hopes, without as much silence, secrecy and cultural complacency.” (Los Angeles Times Review)

“'She Said,' a new book detailing the astonishing behind-the-scenes of the New York Times’s bombshell Harvey Weinstein exposé, is an instant classic of investigative journalism. If your jaw dropped at the newspaper’s original allegations against the predatory movie mogul, prepare for it to hit the floor as authors Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey recount how they uncovered the story: secret meetings, harrowing phone calls, private text exchanges with A-list actresses agonizing over whether to go on the record. Ashley Judd plays the stoic warrior; Gwyneth Paltrow, the circumspect liaison who tries to help the reporters find other sources.” (Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

“She Said, the journalists’ clear-eyed record of that effort, reads at some moments as a thriller, and at others as an indictment of a system full of rot. But it is ultimately about the women, bonded in their pain, who refused to be silent any longer.” (The Atlantic)

Great book.

Thank you for writing this and the investigative work you do. I hope there will be a movie coming!

With the words “fake news” constantly bantered around, it is nice to see how careful you are to get the story right. This highlights the poor job media does giving their opinions without any factual sources or substantiated confirmations,

Good job ladies, the book Isco engaging. I especially appreciated the final excerpt from the women and how they felt after the media blitz.

Since reading the book, I have noticed how easy it is for men to simply deny and that is taken as the end. Hopefully your book will enlighten more people that we need to search for the facts.

Thank you for highlighting both good journalism and the remaining issue of who to believe.

Power and amazing

To really get the know what happened behind the scenes is incredible. To hear how much work is involved with Ms Ford and her testimony, knowing how the Republican men in Congress alongside the conservative media made it all sound like a flippant and sometimes purposeful hit job is infuriating. The whole book is infuriating and sad and hard to listen to but so very worthwhile and necessary.

One of the best books I've read

Moving, devastating, and filled with hope. This is probably one of the most important books to read in our time. It is a story that reaffirms the best of journalism, the wretching courage if ordinary people, and the systemic patterns of abuse of power.

A must read

Best book I have read in a long time. Thank you all for your bravery!

Gripping

This gripping, behind-the-scene expose was hard to put down.
It gives you such an appreciation for what goes on in the background but also the hard work, tenacity and integrity required of the journalists to bring the story to life.

Well done on several fronts!

She persisted! Want to know what happened behind the scenes, and how hard it is to get people to speak out against very powerful and unscrupulous men? This is the book for you, along with catch and kill by Ronan farrow. Both are excellent.

Eye opening

I was one of the people that got a bit fed up with the whole movement for a while, but being able to read more in detail what the investigation take and how the persistence of the reporters accomplished it was flabbergasting to say the least.
I enjoyed the most when they are negotiating the amount of time for Weinstein to make an statement. In a personal note I wake up in the middle of the night around 12:15 ( and I love to sleep) to continue listening to the book because I was hooked. Thank you for give voice to the ones that are afraid of talk.

Empowering must read

I listened to this book because I couldn’t “put it down” except at times to stop and just digest the information. This is a powerful story of two determined journalists who never backed down to uncover the horrors of the entertainment industry. The exploitation, the shame, the ruined careers of so many women, and how the two journalists were able to finally get the women to speak up…. I plowed through some boxes of tissues. I’m so glad I read/listened to this book and I cannot wait to see the movie. I highly recommend reading or listening to this asap.

She Said

It was a decent book but all the facts had been talked about so much that it was just a recant. I would still recommend.

A must read!

A must read for women and men! Congratulations for Bravery of participants and authors and the important story publicized!