American - Journalist | March 10, 1967 -
I never want to make people upset, but sometimes we may. When I interview people, I try to make it clear that our obligation is to what we uncover and to telling that story and to presenting it fairly and making sure everyone has a say.
David Grann
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I had always been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan.
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I don't normally do pure historical work.
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I'm a very slow reader.
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Books were a huge part of my childhood growing up. We would go on vacation, and my mom was always carting manuscripts around.
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I look for stories everywhere.
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I often say that the best way to find a story is a one-inch brief in a local newspaper.
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When criminals go free, the hope is that history will come in and provide some level of justice. It won't correct the sins, but it will at least record them. The sinners would be known, and the victims' stories would be known.
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You have to go where the truth takes you, and that doesn't always take you in exactly the same place where people you speak to might want,or suspects may want. That's your ultimate obligation.
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Crime stories are often sensationalized. They can provoke lower standards.
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I often feel that with a crime story, the moral standards have to be higher. You're deal with real victims and with real consequences.
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We are a country of laws. When you take that away, the consequences are enormous.
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