How I Negotiated With My Editors About Newsworthiness

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I had an 80 page Bible explaining all of these characters backstories and what drives them. So I do think that my brain was probably a little less wired towards traditional journalism than other people's brains. My editors were even kind of encouraging me to write parts of the stories like a screenplay, particularly the parts of the story where like the law was closing in on her and she and Billy like hit the road in an RV.

Amy Chozick is an author, journalist, executive producer, and showrunner. Her latest feature for The New York Times is ”Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth.”

“The subject thought it was a hit job. Twitter thought it was a puff piece. I don’t know, guys. … I want to explain to people what it feels like to be around someone who you know you shouldn’t believe, but you can’t help believing them because this is what their personality is like when you’re with them.”

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