34:
227:. The book describes his year-long struggle to publish the story of Puliafito's drug-fueled sexual activities. Pringle's reporting on the case began with a March 2016 overdose incident, but his superiors at the
266:
rated the book 7.0 (out of 10.0), saying "Pringle's story hums along with an impressive sort of craftsmanship, driven in large part by his very detailed account of interviews, internal
33:
57:
Social
Science / Sociology / General. University of Southern California. Corruption. Drug abuse. Investigative reporting. Universities and colleges -- Corrupt practices.
478:
256:," adding "Pringle delivers his account in a torrent of sharp storytelling and righteous score-settling that might seem petty if the stakes were not so grave."
509:
220:
231:
refused to publish the story, because they did not want to offend USC. He and colleagues persisted, continuing to research the case, until the
539:
504:
193:
121:
514:
534:
519:
499:
448:
463:
143:
311:
368:
524:
394:
253:
293:
529:
469:
453:
449:"Disappearing the Whistleblower": An Excerpt from 'Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels'"
410:
248:
369:"An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean"
331:
316:
219:
and the consequent exposure of corruption by the
University of Southern California (USC), the
188:
128:
116:
216:
154:
262:
called the book "a brisk chronicle of sex, lies, and betrayal." The book review website
439:
258:
169:
312:"'Bad City' alleges bad behavior — by a medical school dean, USC and within the Times"
235:
finally published the report in July 2017, long after
Puliafito had resigned as dean.
493:
201:
83:
243:
183:
332:"A book review by Joseph Barbato: Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels"
350:
135:
20:
270:
meetings, public records requests, and other developments in the case."
479:"U.S.C. Moves to Fire Former Medical School Dean over Drug Allegations"
464:"Dr. Feelgood: 'Bad City' Exposes Secret Life of Scandalous USC Dean"
351:"Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels by Paul Pringle"
294:"U.S.C. Sex Scandals and the Paper That Tried to Cover Them up"
411:"Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels | The Pequod"
129:
215:
is a behind-the-scenes look at
Pringle's investigation into
252:
said that "Pringle's fast-paced book is a master class in
155:
75:
2016, 2017 Greater Los
Angeles and Pasadena, California
186:. It is based on investigative reporting by a team of
165:
153:
141:
127:
115:
107:
99:
89:
79:
71:
63:
51:
43:
200:cover-ups and scandals. The book was released by
192:reporters, which included Pringle, as they cover
27:Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels
179:Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels
8:
26:
32:
25:
287:
285:
283:
279:
55:Puliafito, Carmen A., 1951---Drug use.
7:
14:
194:University of Southern California
182:is a nonfiction book written by
510:Investigative journalism books
477:Alani, Hannah (23 July 2017).
292:Benner, Katie (13 July 2022).
1:
556:
540:Macmillan Publishers books
505:American non-fiction books
221:Pasadena Police Department
59:California -- Los Angeles.
18:
396:BAD CITY | Kirkus Reviews
338:New York Journal of Books
31:
16:2022 book by Paul Pringle
254:investigative journalism
19:Not to be confused with
515:Books about Los Angeles
535:English-language books
520:Books about journalism
500:2022 non-fiction books
454:The Hollywood Reporter
470:Los Angeles magazine
170:Macmillan Publishers
161:HV5833.L67 P75 2022
28:
483:The New York Times
298:The New York Times
249:The New York Times
204:on July 19, 2022.
525:Books about drugs
373:Los Angeles Times
357:Publishers Weekly
317:Los Angeles Times
225:Los Angeles Times
198:Los Angeles Times
189:Los Angeles Times
175:
174:
100:Publication place
547:
486:
467:
458:
443:
442:
440:Official website
425:
424:
422:
421:
407:
401:
400:
391:
385:
384:
382:
380:
365:
359:
354:
347:
341:
335:
328:
322:
321:
308:
302:
301:
289:
217:Carmen Puliafito
157:
131:
91:Publication date
38:2022 Book jacket
36:
29:
555:
554:
550:
549:
548:
546:
545:
544:
490:
489:
476:
466:. 15 June 2022.
462:
457:. 14 July 2022.
447:
438:
437:
434:
429:
428:
419:
417:
409:
408:
404:
393:
392:
388:
378:
376:
375:. July 17, 2017
367:
366:
362:
349:
348:
344:
330:
329:
325:
320:. 12 July 2022.
310:
309:
305:
291:
290:
281:
276:
241:
210:
146:
92:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
553:
551:
543:
542:
537:
532:
530:Whistleblowing
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
492:
491:
488:
487:
474:
461:Book excerpt.
459:
446:Book excerpt.
444:
433:
432:External links
430:
427:
426:
415:the-pequod.com
402:
386:
360:
342:
323:
303:
278:
277:
275:
272:
259:Kirkus Reviews
240:
237:
209:
206:
173:
172:
167:
163:
162:
159:
151:
150:
149:362.2909794/94
147:
142:
139:
138:
133:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
90:
87:
86:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
552:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
497:
495:
484:
480:
475:
472:
471:
465:
460:
456:
455:
450:
445:
441:
436:
435:
431:
416:
412:
406:
403:
398:
397:
390:
387:
374:
370:
364:
361:
358:
352:
346:
343:
339:
336:(July 2022)
333:
327:
324:
319:
318:
313:
307:
304:
299:
295:
288:
286:
284:
280:
273:
271:
269:
265:
261:
260:
255:
251:
250:
245:
238:
236:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
207:
205:
203:
202:Celadon Books
199:
195:
191:
190:
185:
181:
180:
171:
168:
164:
160:
158:
156:LC Class
152:
148:
145:
144:Dewey Decimal
140:
137:
134:
132:
126:
123:
122:9781250824080
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
103:United States
102:
98:
94:
88:
85:
84:Celadon Books
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
35:
30:
22:
482:
468:
452:
418:. Retrieved
414:
405:
395:
389:
377:. Retrieved
372:
363:
356:
345:
337:
326:
315:
306:
297:
267:
263:
257:
247:
244:Katie Benner
242:
232:
228:
224:
212:
211:
197:
187:
184:Paul Pringle
178:
177:
176:
56:
47:Paul Pringle
72:Set in
494:Categories
420:2022-10-23
274:References
264:The Pequod
223:, and the
136:1295618982
67:nonfiction
239:Reception
95:July 2022
80:Publisher
213:Bad City
208:Synopsis
21:Bad City
379:14 July
355:(2022)
166:Website
52:Subject
44:Author
268:Times
233:Times
229:Times
108:Pages
64:Genre
381:2022
196:and
130:OCLC
117:ISBN
111:350+
246:of
496::
481:.
451:.
413:.
371:.
314:.
296:.
282:^
485:.
473:.
423:.
399:.
383:.
353:.
340:.
334:.
300:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.