Journalism as It Should Not Be
Janet Malcolm and Jeffrey MacDonald
Janet Malcolm |
The following is an expansion of a comment I made of an article I founded at the Los Angles Review of Books website by Jess Cotton.1
In the review Mr. Cotton examines several books by Janet Malcolm that touch on legal matters and shows a starry eyed, fan worship of Ms. Malcolm. Here I will only discuss Mr. Cotton’s treatment of the case of Joseph McGinniss and Jeffrey MacDonald. 2
The following is an expansion of a comment I made of an article I founded at the Los Angles Review of Books website by Jess Cotton.1
In the review Mr. Cotton examines several books by Janet Malcolm that touch on legal matters and shows a starry eyed, fan worship of Ms. Malcolm. Here I will only discuss Mr. Cotton’s treatment of the case of Joseph McGinniss and Jeffrey MacDonald. 2