Chinese Military Drills Surround Taiwan, and U.S. Plans to Sue Music Giant
Plus, another Alito flag controversy.
By Tracy Mumford, David Pierson, Jodi Kantor, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield
Jodi Kantor is a prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics and culture.
In October 2017, she and Megan Twohey broke the story of decades of sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Their work helped ignite the #MeToo movement, shift attitudes, and spur new laws, policies and standards of accountability around the globe. Together with a team of colleagues, they were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service, journalism’s highest award. They also received or shared in numerous other honors, including a George Polk award and being named to Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of the year.
“She Said,” their book recounting the Weinstein investigation, was called “an instant classic of investigative journalism” by the Washington Post and one of the top ten works of journalism of the decade by New York University. Ms. Kantor and Ms. Twohey later released “Chasing the Truth,” a version of the book that introduces high school and college-aged readers to investigative journalism.
Ms. Kantor’s earlier reporting on working mothers and breastfeeding inspired two readers to create the first free-standing lactation suite for nursing mothers. There are now over a thousand Mamava units across all 50 states. Her article about the havoc caused by automated scheduling systems in Starbucks workers’ lives spurred changes at the company and helped spark a national fair-scheduling movement.
Over the years, her work on Amazon has had repeated impact: After she and David Streitfeld revealed punishing practices at corporate headquarters in 2015, the company introduced paternity leave, including at its warehouses. By investigating a Staten Island warehouse in 2021, Ms. Kantor, Karen Weise and Grace Ashford found serious problems with the company’s employment systems nationwide, including 150 percent yearly turnover and a long history of erroneous terminations. The company admitted it had been more focused on customers than workers and vowed to fix its broken systems, while employees at the Staten Island warehouse drew on the information unearthed by The Times to help win a historic unionization vote.
Ms. Kantor began her career at Slate.com and joined The Times in 2003 as the editor of the Sunday Arts & Leisure section. For six years, she wrote about former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Her book “The Obamas” chronicles their behind-the-scenes adjustment to the roles of president and first lady.
Ms. Kantor is a law school dropout, a former Nazi-hunting intern, a mother of two daughters, and a recipient of Columbia’s University Medal of Excellence. Her husband, Ron Lieber, writes the “Your Money” column for The Times. She welcomes story tips, especially with documents. Please follow her work on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Plus, another Alito flag controversy.
By Tracy Mumford, David Pierson, Jodi Kantor, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield
The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government.
By Jodi Kantor, Aric Toler and Julie Tate
The practice started with sailors signaling distress but evolved into a form of protest, most recently among Trump supporters who believe the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen.
By Michael Levenson
News of a popular “Stop the Steal” symbol on the justice’s front lawn led jurists and politicians to express concerns about coming court decisions.
By Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle
Judicial experts say an upside-down flag at the justice’s home raises thorny questions about potential ethics violations and what circumstances require recusal from cases.
By Abbie VanSickle
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.
By Jodi Kantor
The movie producer won his appeal in New York on Thursday. But his story, at its core, is about work, and it can’t be measured by a criminal court.
By Jodi Kantor
New York’s highest appeals court has overturned the movie producer’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes, which was a landmark in the #MeToo movement.
By Katrin Bennhold, Jodi Kantor, Nina Feldman, Rikki Novetsky, Carlos Prieto, M.J. Davis Lin, Liz O. Baylen, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Chris Wood
The Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on sex crimes charges in New York, but he is not a free man. Here’s what to know.
By Maria Cramer
Jodi Kantor, investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges in New York.
By Karen Hanley and Jodi Kantor