In the late 70s, Roman Polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. He spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. In the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. But we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. I have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. Samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now . I just wanted to tell the story, the true story, my story, on my own terms rather than as a reaction to whatever might be bringing it up in my life, which happens from time to time. So i thought it was time to, on my own terms, at my own time, tell the truth and say the things i wanted to say. Those who say, this is about making some money out of a story that has gone quiet, what would you say to them . It ne
In the late 70s, Roman Polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. He spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. In the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. But we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. I have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. Samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now . I just wanted to tell the story, the true story, my story, on my own terms rather than as a reaction to whatever might be bringing it up in my life, which happens from time to time. So i thought it was time to, on my own terms, at my own time, tell the truth and say the things i wanted to say. Those who say, this is about making some money out of a story that has gone quiet, what would you say to them . It ne
In the late 70s, Roman Polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. He spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. In the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. But we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. I have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. Samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now . I just wanted to tell the story, the true story, my story, on my own terms rather than as a reaction to whatever might be bringing it up in my life, which happens from time to time. So i thought it was time to, on my own terms, at my own time, tell the truth and say the things i wanted to say. Those who say, this is about making some money out of a story that has gone quiet, what would you say to them . It ne
[inaudible conversations] tonight we are happy to have as our guest Brad Schwartz here to discuss his new book broadcast hysteria orson welles war of the worlds and the art of fake news published by for r. Strauss and giroux. Sure to attend the university of michigan in ann arbor where he earned his b. A. In history and screen arts and culture in 2012. He cowrote an episode of the awardwinning pbs series American Experience on the war of the worlds broadcast. Broadcast hysteria is getting wonderful reviews. Publishers weekly calls broadcast hysteria and impeccable account of the most famous radio show in history, a fascinating biography of orson welles and a vital lesson about the responsibility about the. Please welcome the Brad Schwartz schwartz. [applause] thank you for that wonderful introduction. Thank you to quail ridge for having me and cspan for being here and especially to all of you for coming. Im blown away by the turnout. Before it began i need to particularly thank someone
Said that is kind of a valid peemack. A valid point. You only have this one example. Literally thats all i could find any spent weeks combing through the records and digging in looking and those with aa little examples that were cited that were written down. Who knows what was really going on. Okay. Good evening. Ii enjoyed the excerpt. One of the things that jumped out at me was the officer who said to paul, some of these guys or whatever, these guys are never going to like you because you are too proud of being black. That really jumped out at me. When you think about the fire department, here with the fire department, one of the things you care about is the brotherhood, about how tight the guys are and how offduty the guys are hanging out. You know, it kind of makes sense. You know, it kind of makes sense. If you are going into a dangerous situation that that could create a bond. What could you say about the brotherhood despite you being a proud member and someone who represents thi