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Yellow Journalist, A by Miriam Michelson (1870 - 1942)

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Rhoda Massey is a young, sharp reporter for a daily newspaper in San Francisco. After proving herself an astute and fearless investigator on her first big story, she spends most of her waking hours running down leads and doing (almost) anything it takes to produce headline grabbing tales and to be the first one to do so. She must compete with her male colleagues where she works but also with those from other newspapers. Rhoda discovers it useful to be pretty and small in stature (great for eavesdropping from tight and unusual locations) but it's her shrewd mind and her nose for news that propel her to pursue stories in dangerous places and, sometimes, from dangerous characters. Just how far…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    11 - The Act of a Thug

    ·28m
  2. 2

    10 - A Dream Trousseau

    ·24m
  3. 3

    09 - A Way Out

    ·46m
  4. 4

    01 - The Pollexfen Story

    A female reporter aims to beat a male rival on a story about a mysterious Pollockspin case.

    ·40m
  5. 5

    14 - Some Japanese Prints

    A female reporter confronts a suspect after discovering evidence in a desk drawer.

    ·41m
  6. 6

    13 - A Boss, a Respected Proprietor, and a Whipping Boy

    A chapter from a novel about a female reporter uncovering a bribery scandal involving a powerful corporation.

    ·38m
  7. 7

    12 - The Ex-City Editors' Club

    A chapter from the novel 'A Yellow Journalist' about a female reporter and the city editors' club.

    ·51m
  8. 8

    08 - Hanged at the Yardarm

    ·16m
  9. 9

    06 - That List of Bassett's

    ·43m
  10. 10

    05 - In Chy Fong's Restaurant

    ·30m
  11. 11

    04 - The Fascination of Fan-Tan

    ·23m
  12. 12

    03 - The Pencil Will

    ·47m
  13. 13

    14 - Some Japanese Prints

    ·41m
  14. 14

    13 - A Boss, a Respected Proprietor, and a Whipping Boy

    ·38m
  15. 15

    11 - The Act of a Thug

    ·28m
  16. 16

    10 - A Dream Trousseau

    ·24m
  17. 17

    09 - A Way Out

    ·46m
  18. 18

    08 - Hanged at the Yardarm

    ·16m
  19. 19

    07 - The Legion of Honor

    ·41m
  20. 20

    06 - That List of Bassett's

    ·43m
  21. 21

    05 - In Chy Fong's Restaurant

    ·30m
  22. 22

    04 - The Fascination of Fan-Tan

    ·23m
  23. 23

    02 - Honors Are Easy

    ·53m
  24. 24

    02 - Honors Are Easy

    Hidden gem

    Rhoda Massey travels to San Ysidro after Ted Thompson’s Times Record scoop on the Dimling arrest humiliates her newspaper.

    ·53m·3 clips
  25. 25

    07 - The Legion of Honor

    Hidden gem

    Rhoda Massey walks into David Lowenthal's library, notices a pistol under the Persian rug, and sees Lawyer Brockington trying to keep the room under control.

    ·41m·2 clips
  26. 26

    03 - The Pencil Will

    Hidden gem

    Chapter 3 of A Yellow Journalist by Miriam Michelson centers on the Dilworth trial, where reporters call the dispute the 'War of the Widows' and focus on a 'pencil will.' Mrs.

    ·47m·4 clips
  27. 27

    12 - The Ex-City Editors' Club

    Hidden gem

    Yellow Journalist, A by Miriam Michelson chapter 12, "The Ex-City Editors' Club," opens on Rhoda Massey facing the office wall list that tracks displaced city editors by name.

    ·51m·3 clips
  28. 28

    01 - The Pollexfen Story

    Hidden gem

    Ted Thompson tells Rhoda Massey that the Pollackspin story has beaten him three times, and McCabe sends her anyway with a libel warning.

    ·40m·2 clips