![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In June 2002, the Boston Globe published a book, Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church, based on the reports published until then. That is the first truth I take away from the wide-ranging talk by Robinson, now the Globe’s editor at large. The Globe won a Pulitzer in 2003 for public service for its coverage of the issue.īut behind the glamour and awards lies another story, about the importance of documentation, synthesising information, consistency and follow up. The Oscar winning feature film Spotlight (best picture, best screenplay, 2015) is based on the story of how Robinson’s reporting team in 2002 exposed the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child sex abuse by its priests. Credit: Beena Sarwarīoston: Hearing Walter Robinson talk about the process behind the most well-known investigation by the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team that he led, I’m struck by some universal truths that emerge from his reflections. Walter Robinson speaking Emerson College, Boston on October 4, 2017. ![]()
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