OLIVIA NUZZI
A Career, a Scandal, and an Unfinished ReckoningBy William L. Steiner
Length2h 31m
About this audiobook
Description / Blurb
What happens when one of America's most celebrated political journalists becomes the center of the very kind of story she built her career reporting?
Olivia Nuzzi: A Career, a Scandal, and an Unfinished Reckoning is a compelling biography that explores the remarkable rise of one of the most recognizable voices in modern political journalism. From her early determination and breakthrough reporting to her influence on national political coverage, Olivia Nuzzi established a reputation for asking difficult questions and holding powerful figures to account.
Yet public acclaim was followed by intense scrutiny when controversy threatened to redefine her legacy. This book examines the events that sparked widespread debate, the media storm that followed, and the personal and professional consequences that unfolded. With careful attention to the broader context of journalism, ethics, public perception, and accountability, it considers how quickly the spotlight can shift from reporter to subject.
More than a biography, this is an exploration of ambition, success, controversy, resilience, and the evolving standards of political reporting in the digital age. It offers readers a balanced look at the achievements that made Olivia Nuzzi a prominent journalist, the challenges that tested her career, and the unanswered questions that continue to shape public discussion.
Thought provoking, engaging, and meticulously written, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in political journalism, media ethics, power, and the complex relationship between reputation and truth in contemporary America.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Other
Length2 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
2CHAPTER 1: NEW JERSEY BEGINNINGS
3CHAPTER 2: FORDHAM, AND A CAMPAIGN THAT NEVER GRADUATED HER
4CHAPTER 3: THE DAILY BEAST AND THE 2016 CAMPAIGN
5CHAPTER 4: WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
Mostrar todos os capítulosVer menos
6CHAPTER 5: A DISTINCTIVE STYLE
7CHAPTER 6: SEPTEMBER 2024
8CHAPTER 7: REVIEW, AND A PARTING OF WAYS
9CHAPTER 8: A SEPARATE, PARALLEL DISPUTE
10CHAPTER 9: A RETURN, AND A SECOND RECKONING
11CHAPTER 10: A DIFFICULT RECEPTION
12CHAPTER 11: A SECOND DEPARTURE
13CHAPTER 12: WHAT THE RECORD ACTUALLY SHOWS
14CHAPTER 13: A CAREER STORY WITHOUT A CLEAN MORAL
15CHAPTER 14: THE KELLYANNE CONWAY COVER
16CHAPTER 15: THE ARTICLE THAT PRECEDED A WITHDRAWAL
17CHAPTER 16: THE OTHER JOURNALIST IN THE STORY
18CHAPTER 17: DISCLOSURE NORMS IN POLITICAL JOURNALISM
19CHAPTER 18: INSIDE AMERICAN CANTO
20CHAPTER 19: A TALE OF TWO ACCOUNTS
21CHAPTER 20: A CAREER IN TIMELINE
22CHAPTER 21: A GLOSSARY FOR READERS
23CHAPTER 22: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
24CHAPTER 23: DISCLOSED VERSUS UNDISCLOSED — A TELLING DISTINCTION
25CHAPTER 24: GENDER AND THE COVERAGE OF THE SCANDAL
26CHAPTER 25: THE WEINER CAMPAIGN, IN FULL
27CHAPTER 26: SEVEN YEARS ON THE TRUMP BEAT
28CHAPTER 27: HOW JOURNALISTS COME BACK FROM SCANDAL — OR DON’T
29CHAPTER 28: THE STORY REACHES 2026
30CHAPTER 29: A NOTE ON METHOD AND SOURCES
31CHAPTER 30: LESSONS FROM A CAREER STILL IN PROGRESS
32CHAPTER 31: NEW YORK MAGAZINE AND THE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT ROLE
33CHAPTER 32: THE POLITICAL FIGURE AT THE CENTER
34CHAPTER 33: READING HER PROSE
35CHAPTER 34: THE MEDIA COVERING THE MEDIA
36CHAPTER 35: WHAT VANITY FAIR WAS BETTING ON
37CHAPTER 36: WHY THE BOOK STRUGGLED, ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE WHO STUDY THIS
38CHAPTER 37: A CAREER MEASURED IN COVER STORIES
39APPENDIX A: KEY FIGURES IN THIS BOOK
40APPENDIX B: FURTHER READING
41CHAPTER 38: THE 2024 CAMPAIGN CONTEXT
42CHAPTER 39: A TIMELINE OF THE DISCLOSURE, DAY BY DAY
43CHAPTER 40: THE PUBLIC REACTION
44CHAPTER 41: TEN QUESTIONS THIS BOOK COULD NOT ANSWER
45CHAPTER 42: LEAVING COLLEGE FOR A BYLINE
46CHAPTER 43: COVERING CONGRESS IN THE TRUMP ERA
47CHAPTER 44: THE CRAFT OF THE POLITICAL PROFILE
48CHAPTER 45: THE SPJ CODE AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY REQUIRES
49CHAPTER 46: A KENNEDY, DIFFERENTLY
50CHAPTER 47: REPUTATION IN THE PERMANENT RECORD
More from William L. Steiner
ALLISON MACK BIOGRAPHYWilliam L. Steiner2h 25m$5
JONATHAN GROFF BIOGRAPHYWilliam L. Steiner1h 9m$6.50
CALUM SCOTT BIOGRAPHYWilliam L. Steiner3h 5m$6.50 · $0.00
MIRIAM O'CALLAGHANWilliam L. Steiner2h 38m$6.50 · $0.00
EDUARDO CAMAVINGA: FROM REFUGEE TO REAL MADRID LEGENDWilliam L. Steiner3h 16m$6.50 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m4.6 (178K)$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m4.7 (2.5K)$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m4.6 (11.9K)$29 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m4.7 (351)$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m4.6 (9.3K)$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m4.6 (10.8K)$24 · $0.00
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m4.6 (256.4K)$29 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m4.7 (385)$20 · $0.00
Birdie & HarlowTaylor Wolfe7h 50m4.6 (6.5K)$26 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m4.6 (3.5K)$29 · $0.00
I Am The StormJanice Dean9h4.6 (1.5K)$8 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$18 · $0.00
Just as I AmCicely Tyson16h 8m4.6 (99K)$33 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m4.6 (16.7K)$26 · $0.00
My Bondage and My Freedom (Annotated)Frederick Douglass15h 30m4.6 (2.4K)$2 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m4.6 (16.1K)$29 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Mere ChristianityC. S. Lewis7h 7m4.4 (519.7K)$24 · $0.00
Her Daily BreadKate Wood12h 57m4.6 (153)$33 · $0.00
The Holy Bible - 1 SamuelKing James2h 13m4.8 (1.6K)$3 · $0.00
The American Standard Bible — The Gospel of MatthewMatthew3h 56m4.7 (3K)$2 · $0.00
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m4.7 (2.8K)$24 · $0.00
The King James Audio Bible New Testament CompleteChristopher Glyn20h 2m4.7 (2.6K)$12 · $0.00
Faiths CheckbookCharles Spurgeon12h 44m4.7 (3.2K)$11 · $0.00
Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child's Mental HealthDr. Billy Garvey4h 53m4.7 (2.4K)$20 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
The Chosen Book OneAmanda Jenkins, Kristen Hendricks, Dallas Jenkins3h 8m4.6 (4.9K)$10 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m4.6 (3.5K)$29 · $0.00
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of LukeJ.C. Ryle27h 13m4.7 (536)$18 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
Brain Training for RidersAndrea Monsarrat Waldo5h 56m4.7 (550)$19 · $0.00
My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee17h 11m4.6 (13.1K)$40 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m4.6 (678)$29 · $0.00
The Elementia Chronicles #2: The New OrderSean Fay Wolfe11h 17m4.6 (841)$29 · $0.00
The ActsLuke2h 55m4.6 (19.7K)$12 · $0.00
New Testament - Easy NavigationWorld English Bible19h 35m4.6 (1.3K)$1.30 · $0.00
You may also like
Workplace PokerDan Rust9h 7m4.2 (742)$29 · $0.00
FreedomJonathan Franzen24h 9m3.8 (196.5K)$53 · $0.00
The Painted VeilW. Somerset Maugham7h 39m4.1 (78K)$1 · $0.00
Grace CanceledDana Loesch6h 2m4.4 (334)$17 · $0.00
Who Moved My BlackBerry?Lucy Kellaway7h 28m3.6 (1.5K)$26 · $0.00
The TouchstoneEdith Wharton2h 39m3.7 (2.5K)$16 · $0.00
A Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen2h 41m4.0 (172.6K)Free
The Home and the WorldRabindranath Tagore7h 19m4.0 (9.6K)$3.50 · $0.00
LORD JIMJoseph Conrad37h 54m3.7 (180.7K)$2 · $0.00
The House of MirthEdith Wharton12h 19m4.1 (133.8K)$10 · $0.00
IgnoranceMilan Kundera4h 20m4.0 (33.6K)$20 · $0.00
Lies My Therapist Told MeGreg E. Gifford9h 3m4.6 (503)$29 · $0.00
Of TemptationJohn Owen3h 41m4.5 (896)$15
The Bartender's KutteWilde Corbin9h 13m4.2 (1.5K)$5
The New MachiavelliH. G. Wells16h 11m3.6 (11.2K)$2.30
The Immoral MajorityBen Howe8h 56m3.9 (1.1K)$29 · $0.00
Gutenberg's ApprenticeAlix Christie14h 10m3.7 (4.5K)$33 · $0.00
Vanity Fair: January 2015 IssueVanity Fair5h 2m$7
Off the Deep EndGiancarlo Granda, Mark Ebner5h 34m3.8 (426)$24 · $0.00
The Last MagazineMichael Hastings9h 10m3.5 (1K)$23 · $0.00