E-mail a friendJuly 3, 2009
The New Yorker's Jane Mayer talks about her new book, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals. Journalist Malina Saval, author of The Secret Lives of Boys, explains her attempt to debunk stereotypes about teenage dads.
Jane Mayer
Jane Mayer
Journalist weighs in on President Obama's handling of how Americans treat prisoners. (3:26)
Full interview. (11:13)
Currently a staff writer at The New Yorker, Jane Mayer is a political and investigative journalist who has contributed to The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. She was also The Wall Street Journal's first female White House correspondent. Her subjects include the Pentagon's secret torture policy, the bin Laden family and the TV show 24. Co-author of two best-selling books, Mayer's latest, The Dark Side, explores the decisions made by VP Dick Cheney and his secret advisors after September 11th.
Malina Saval
Malina Saval
The Secret Lives of Boys author describes her experience studying an African American teenage father who was trying to be a good dad. (1:50)
Full interview. (13:21)
Malina Saval's work has appeared in numerous publications, including Variety and LA Weekly, where her new book, The Secret Lives of Boys, appeared first as a cover story. A Boston native, Saval attended Cornel University and spent her junior year at Hebrew University in Israel. She also interned with the Jerusalem Post. She's worked as a screenwriter, journalist and teacher and spearheaded creative writing and social action elective classes at several Los Angeles-area community colleges and Hebrew schools.