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With exposes, book and TV deals, Farrow on run of a lifetime

By DAVID BAUDER in tough places where press
NEW YORK (AP) — Perhaps access was constrained,
the least surprising aspect like Darfur," Farrow ex-
of The New Yorker maga- plained his turn to journal-
zine's story on abuse alle- ism, in an email interview
gations against New York's with The Associated Press
attorney general last week while traveling in Europe
was Ronan Farrow's name last week. "Writing about
on it as one of the authors. it was just about the only
Farrow has been on a head- thing I could do."
spinning run that started in Print stories led to television
October with an expose on work, where Farrow's artic-
movie mogul Harvey Wein- ulateness and good looks
stein, for which he shared a didn't hurt. MSNBC gave
Pulitzer Prize with Jodi Kan- him a daytime show, torpe-
tor and Megan Twohey of doed by low ratings after
The New York Times. a year. Farrow remained
The 30-year-old journal- at NBC News as a reporter
ist has since written about and began working on the
Israeli operatives collect- Weinstein story.
ing information on former The story matched his skills
Obama aides, the National and persistence, said New
Enquirer buying stories to Yorker Editor David Rem-
keep them quiet, a Play- nick.
boy model's story of an af- "The heroic figures in these
fair with President Donald stories are not Ronan Far-
Trump and Weinstein's intri- In this April 22, 2015 file photo, Ronan Farrow attends the Sixth Annual Women in the World Summit row or Jane Mayer or Jodi
cate efforts to conceal his opening night in New York. Kantor or Megan Twohey,"
behavior. he said. "It's the people who
He also just released a book who accuse powerful men The New Yorker posted the that Allen molested her — put themselves on the line
on international diplomacy of sexual misconduct. story, which Farrow co- which he has denied — but to speak truthfully about
and Rex Tillerson's tenure at Eric Schneiderman, the at- wrote with investigative re- said he's proud of her for what has been so hidden
the State Department. On torney general accused porter Jane Mayer. making them). and secretive, and that
Friday, Little, Brown and Co. of physically and verbally "You could say he has a Farrow was a boy won- takes immense courage on
announced it would pub- abusing former girlfriends, bright future in journalism," der even before getting their part and, on the part
lish "Catch and Kill," about announced his resignation deadpanned Bill Grueskin, into journalism. The future of the reporters, real pa-
efforts to silence women less than four hours after a veteran editor and Co- Rhodes Scholar and Yale tience and empathy of the
lumbia University professor. Law School graduate fin- kind that you don't really
Appropriately, the son of ished Bard College at age need when you're doing
actress Mia Farrow and his 15. He worked for the U.S. crime reporting or political
estranged father, Woody state department in the reporting."
Allen, has a story Hollywood Obama administration and How the Weinstein story
would love, complete with in Nigeria for UNICEF. wound up at The New
rising from a point where "I wound up in situations Yorker and not on NBC is a
he questioned his career through my work in ad- well-publicized, if not fully
and the investigation that vocacy and government understood story. NBC said
earned him a Pulitzer. (Far- where I was seeing sto- that after much work, Far-
row has not reported on ries play out that I thought row's story still wasn't ready
his sister Dylan's allegations needed telling, sometimes for air.q

Her way: 3 new lifestyle books

coming from Martha Stewart

Associated Press her publisher, Stewart said
NEW YORK (AP) — Martha the book would be a "go-to
Stewart's next three lifestyle resource" for mastering "the
books will be showcases for Martha way."
"the Martha way." The magazine publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and television host has re-
told The Associated Press leased dozens of books,
on Monday that Stewart's with recent works including
new series would feature "Martha's Flowers: A Prac-
her take on everything tical Guide to Growing,
from entertaining to deco- Gathering, and Enjoying" In this April 24, 2018, file pho-
rating. The first release, "The and "Martha Stewart's New- to, Martha Stewart attends the
Martha Manual," is sched- lywed Kitchen: Recipes for Time 100 Gala celebrating the
uled for January 2019. In a Weeknight Dinners and 100 most influential people in
statement issued through Easy, Casual Gatherings."q the world in New York.