Gay Talese in Twitter storm after failing to name inspirational female writers

• 84-year-old makes controversial remarks at Boston University event
• Audience member: Talese said ‘women not comfortable talking to strangers’

Gay Talese, the 84-year-old writer who was named by Tom Wolfe as the inventor of the New Journalism, on Saturday found himself at the centre of a shock of the very new media.

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Didn't think I'd ever walk out of a Gay Talese talk. Turns out misogyny will do it! #BUnarrative #narrativeBU

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