Investigating YU, Reporting on Newtown

A couple stand at a memorial for those killed in the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Image by getty images
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward staff writer Paul Berger to discuss his ongoing investigation into allegations of sex abuse at Yeshiva University’s high school for boys in New York. Then, deputy culture editor Naomi Zeveloff discusses her recent story about the family of Noah Pozner, the youngest victim of the Newtown massacre, and the challenges of reporting on such a traumatic event.
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