Journalism: The freedom to be cruel

SanTa Cruz do Sul, 10 January 2025

The freedom to be cruel is one of journalism's uncontested privileges,
and the rendering of subjects as if they were characters in bad novels is
one of its widely accepted conventions.

Janet Malcolm: The silent woman

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