The Inconvenient Journalist
A Memoir
by Dusko Doder
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Pub Date Sep 15 2021 | Archive Date Oct 22 2021
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Description
In The Inconvenient Journalist, Dusko Doder, writing with his spouse and journalistic partner Louise Branson, describes how one February night crystalized the values and personal risks that shaped his life. The frigid Moscow night in question was in 1984, and Washington Post correspondent Doder reported signs that Soviet leader Yuri Andropov had died. The CIA at first dismissed the reporting, saying that "Doder must be smoking pot." When Soviet authorities confirmed Andropov's death, journalists and intelligence officials questioned how a lone reporter could scoop the multibillion-dollar US spy agency. The stage was set for Cold War-style revenge against the star journalist, and that long night at the teletype machine in Moscow became a pivotal moment in Doder's life.
After emigrating to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1956, Doder committed himself to the journalist's mission. He knew that reporting the truth could come at a price, something driven home by his years of covering Soviet dissidents and watching his Washington Post colleagues break the Watergate story. Still, he was not prepared for a cloaked act of reprisal from the CIA.
Taking aim at Doder, the CIA insinuated a story into Time magazine suggesting that he had been coopted by the KGB. Doder's professional world collapsed and his personal life was shaken as he fought Time in court. In The Inconvenient Journalist, Doder reflects on this attempt to destroy his reputation, his dedication to reporting the truth, and the vital but precarious role of the free press today.
The Inconvenient Journalist is a powerful human story and a must-read for all concerned about freedom of the press and truthful reporting.
Advance Praise
"The Inconvenient Journalist is a riveting appraisal of a journalist's life. Dusko Doder worked fiendishly hard reporting what the Soviets didn't want Americans to know. The price Doder paid for those truths is estimated with passion in these pages."
Craig R. Whitney, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and author of Spy Trader
"The Inconvenient Journalist is a thriller from the opening sentence to the closing words. This story of how the CIA apparently tried to destroy the career of a Washington Post foreign correspondent is a cautionary tale, told by Dusko Doder with honesty and courage."
Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief of USA TODAY and author of Madam Speaker
"Dusko Doder, during his journalistic career, witnessed epoch-shaping events from the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia to the violent breakup of his native Yugoslavia. The Inconvenient Journalist is a beautifully written memoir—a magical combination of spy thriller, love story, and historical drama. A bravura performance, both on and off the page!"
Michael Dobbs, former Washington Post correspondent and author of King Richard
"Anyone who cares about journalism and democracy will find The Inconvenient Journalist fascinating. Dusko Doder and Louise Branson recount Doder's career as a foreign correspondent, and his battles with the CIA, in a way that's raw, vulnerable, moving, and unpretentious."
Eileen Rivers, author of Beyond the Call and founding editor of USA Today's Policing the USA
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781501759093 |
| PRICE | $27.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
