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The Unabomber: The Man, the Myth, and the ManifestoFrom The Harvard Crimsons Fifteen Minutes Magazine, writers Jem K. Author: The Harvard Crimson
From The Harvard Crimsons Fifteen Minutes Magazine, writers Jem K. Williams '25 and Maya M. F. Wilson '24 take a closer look at the public image of the Unabomber. The serial bomber, caught in the 1990s, continues to remain a fixture in the imaginations of countless podcast hosts, documentary makers, and journalists why? As they break down the common stories used to explain his path to violence and examine the aftershocks of the publication of his manifesto, theyll explore the dark spaces of the internet, the true crime industry, and the responsibility of the media as a whole. Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Narrative Podcast Producer - Frank S. Zhou '26 Editors - Amber H. Levis '25, Io Y. Gilman '25, and Frank S. Zhou '26 Fact-Checker - Sammy Duggasani '25 Original score by - Benjy Wall-Feng '25 Cover Design by - Sami E. Turner '25 Other editors include - Managing Editor Brandon L. Kingdollar '24 and Associate Managing Editor Meimei Xu '24 With help from - Joey Huang '24, Jina H. Choe '26, Sedina A. Ackuayi '25, and Charles Fishman '83, with special thanks to Joey Huang. Photos courtesy of Every Last Tie. Audio recordings of New York Times headlines, Alston S. Chase 57s article in The Atlantic, and Ted Kaczynskis writing are recreations, not original recordings. Language: en Genres: Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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IV: Picking Up the Pieces
Episode 4
Monday, 24 April, 2023
What is the role of the media in all of this? That is, what is our role? MMFW and JKW finish up the series by talking about the benefits and the harms of Ted’s media coverage, and they reflect on how we force narratives unto people, and how the real stories will inevitably elude us.
