Death of a Journalist: Remembering Elaine Dewar
Summary
This episode honors investigative journalist Elaine Dewar, who died of cancer while finishing her final book, *Oblivious*. Host Jesse Brown interviews Dewar’s daughter, Anna, and publisher Dan Wells about her fearless career, which included high-profile lawsuits and controversial topics like the lab leak theory. They discuss her meticulous research into unethical medical experiments on Indigenous peoples and her unwavering dedication to truth until her final days.
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Elaine Dewar's legacy and The Nuance launch
The Nuance event with Chrystia Freeland
The Reichman libel lawsuit and stress
Elaine's meticulous research process
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Oblivious: Indigenous medical experiments
Publishing challenges and book completion
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Final days and finishing the book
The human impact of the story
Outro and credits
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