David Bauder: Journalists’ casual conversations with Epstein raises eyebrows and ethical concerns

Messages between Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died by suicide in 2019 and journalists Michael Wolff and Landon Thomas Jr are frequently chummy and, in one case, show Wolff giving Epstein advice on how to deal with the media – a line journalists are taught not to cross. Wolff specialises in the “you are there” inside accounts that are possible with intensive reporting, though some of his work has been questioned.