Somaly Mam, Nick Kristof, and journalism's hero problem

From Columbia Journalism Review Wed Jul 16 2014, 11:50:00

By Karen Coates Heroes are complicated and victims aren't always who we think they are. As journalists, we are storytellers lured by the power of a great narrative. But we are also investigators, and that's the part of our job we must honor first--especially when heroes fall and readers become victims, misled by the stories we write. In recent weeks, the Somaly Mam...

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