Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder Case
If you haven't listened to the original season...despite the insufferably overwhelming hype it has received (including for its purported role in single-handedly revitalizing the podcast industry), Serial is still very much worth a listen. It seems a lot of people were annoyed by how it didn't advocate a strong conclusion (e.g. Adnan is innocent/guilty)...to me, that was never the point...I loved it not just a time capsule of the late 90s and coming-of-age stories in general, but also a compelling portrait of how fragile our individual and collective memories are. Even without this recent, dramatic development, it's one of the best pieces of journalism I've experienced in recent years.<p>edit: grammar, and obligatory link to the website for the first season, which itself is a great example of online journalism in how pieces of evidence discussed on the show were also uploaded with further explanatory writing: <a href="https://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi" rel="nofollow">https://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi</a><p>One of my favorite bits was the lengths the producers went to confirm whether or not Best Buy had a payphone 15 years ago. The show, IMO, also served as a great example of how to do investigative research and is a must-listen for aspiring journalists for that reason alone.