Journalism category: 1922 books
by William G. Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
During World War I, the publishers of America's crusading black newspapers faced a difficult dilemma. Would it be better to advance the interests of African Americans by affirming their patriotism and offering support of President Wilson's war for democracy in Europe, or should they demand that the...
Their Trade is Treachery
The full, unexpurgated truth about the Russian penetration of the world's secret defences
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Harry Chapman Pincher is regarded as one of the finest investigative reporters of the twentieth century. Over the course of a glittering six-decade career, he became notorious as a relentless investigator of spies and their secret trade, proving to be a constant thorn in the side of the establishment....
News and Politics in the Age of Revolution
Jean Luzac's "Gazette de Leyde"
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Jeremy D. Popkin's book is the first comprehensive examination of the European news industry during the era of the American and French Revolutions. He focuses on the Gazette de Leyde, the period's newspaper of record, and constructs a detailed picture of the'media market'of which it was a part.
by
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
The independent media are arguably more important than ever today, as corporate media’s line reads increasingly like a government press release rather than a free society’s analysis of the day’s important events. But there’s a lot to sort through: Independent newsmagazines and newspapers,...
by Christopher Ross
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Spain since 1812 is an ideal introduction to the history of Spain. The chapters are arranged chronologically and each begins with an overview of major events and movements in Europe as a whole. Emphasis is placed on understanding major developments, their causes, and the relationships between them....
Justice and the Media
Reconciling Fair Trials and A Free Press
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
USE THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH ONLY FOR GENERAL CATALOGS... The First Amendment right of free speech is a fragile one. Its fragility is found no less in legal opinions than in other, less specialized forms of public discourse. Both its fragility and its sometimes surprising resiliency are reflected in this...
Tiananmen Moon
Inside the Chinese Student Uprising of 1989
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
This compelling book provides a vivid firsthand account of the student demonstrations and massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Uniquely placed as a Western observer drawn into active participation through Chinese friends in the uprising, Philip J Cunningham offers a remarkable day-by-day account...
by Brian Allen Santana
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
For nearly 150 years, William Lloyd Garrison, founder of the famed antislavery newspaper The Liberator, has been represented by scholars, educators, politicians and authors as the founder of the American abolitionist movement. Yet the idea that Garrison was the leader of a coherent movement was strongly...
by Adam Hochschild
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
In this rich collection, bestselling author Adam Hochschild has selected and updated over two dozen essays and pieces of reporting from his long career. Threaded through them all is his concern for social justice and the people who have fought for it. The articles here range from a California gun...
North Carolina Musicians
Photographs and Conversations
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Daniel Coston’s career in photography began accidentally. A magazine writer, he began taking photographs for his stories when the regular photographer was unavailable, and his contacts as a writer led him to invitations to take pictures of local musicians. His life-long fascination with the sounds...
Within the Veil
Black Journalists, White Media
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2000
Winner of the National Press Club Prize for Media Criticism.
Companion website: http://www.nyupress.nyu.edu/authors/veil.html
Thirty years ago, the Kerner Commission Report made national headlines by exposing the consistently biased coverage afforded African Americans in the mainstream media. While...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Essential Information on Researching, Organizing, and Writing Narrative Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Writing Nonfiction gives narrative nonfiction writers the tools they need to elevate their storytelling to the next level.
This guide will define narrative nonfiction, list the literary building blocks and teach you how to research your desired subject. Next,...
Secrets of Victory
The Office of Censorship and the American Press and Radio in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
During World War II, the civilian Office of Censorship supervised a huge and surprisingly successful program of news management: the voluntary self-censorship of the American press. In January 1942, censorship codebooks were distributed to all American newspapers, magazines, and radio stations with...
by Javier Rebolledo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 1, 2018
En 2009, el periodista y escritor Javier Rebolledo trabajaba en el documental El Mocito, sobre Jorgelino Vergara, un asistente de mozo que trabajó en el más horroroso centro de detención que existió durante la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet. El testimonio de Vergara fue clave para el esclarecimiento...