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Oxford University Press The Uncommercial Traveller Oxford Worlds Classics
Book SynopsisIn this series of sketches Dickens brings the city of London and its inhabitants vividly to life. His travels take him to the workhouse, the theatre, and further afield to the Liverpool docks and the Paris morgue. Combining autobiography with reportage, the book showcases Dickens's characteristic wit, humour, and social concerns.Table of ContentsIntroduction Note on the Text Select Bibliography A Chronology of Charles Dickens THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER Map: Dickens;s London Appendix: Textual Variants Explanatory Notes
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Oxford University Press Inc Losing the News The Uncertain Future of the News
Book SynopsisIn Losing the News, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones offers a probing look at the epochal changes sweeping the media, changes which are eroding the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones says that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Indeed, as digital technology shatters the old economic model, the news media is making a painful passage that is taking a toll on journalistic values and standards. Journalistic objectivity and ethics are under assault, as is the bastion of the First Amendment. Jones characterizes himself not as a pessimist about news, but a realist. The breathtaking possibilities that the web offers are undeniable, but at what cost? Pundits and talk show hosts have persuaded Americans that the crisis in news is bias and partisanship. Not so, says Jones. The real crisis is the erosion of the iron core of news, something that hurts Republicans and Democrats alike.Losing the News depicts an unsettling situation in which the American birthright of fact-based, reported news is in danger. But it is also a call to arms to fight to keep the core of news intact. Praise for the hardcover:Thoughtful.--New York Times Book ReviewAn impassioned call to action to preserve the best of traditional newspaper journalism.--The San Francisco ChronicleMust reading for all Americans who care about our country''s present and future. Analysis, commentary, scholarship and excellent writing, with a strong, easy-to-follow narrative about why you should care, makes this a candidate for one of the best books of the year.--Dan RatherTrade ReviewThoughtful. * New York Times Book Review *An impassioned call to action to preserve the best of traditional newspaper journalism. * The San Francisco Chronicle *Penetrating analysis of an industry in turmoil. * The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *In a style both compellingly personal and fully professional, Jones provides a concise social history of news, ethics and First Amendment issues. He then grapples with some fundamental questions. Is news, as presented by professional journalists, as essential to democracy as we tell ourselves? Can it survive on its own in a marketplace where the advertising subsidy is waning and the accompanying entertainment segments are being unbundled and peddled separately? * American Journalism Review *Alex Jones's Losing the News is an important book. It is insightful and highly readable, at a level only a great journalist and master storyteller such as Jones could achieve with this subject. This isn't a book for or about just journalists and their profession. It's must reading for all Americans who care about our country's present and future. Analysis, commentary, scholarship and excellent writing, with a strong, easy-to-follow narrative about why you should care, makes this a candidate for one of the best books of the year. * Dan Rather *No one knows more about journalism than Alex Jones. No one watches it more scrupulously. No one cares more deeply for its future. Losing the News also proves that no one writes of the subject more persuasively or more beautifully. Journalism could have no surer champion. * Roger Rosenblatt *Drawing on his unique experiences as a prize-winning reporter, director of the major center on politics and the press, and fourth generation of a newspaper-owning family, Alex Jones provides an authoritative account of why journalism is vital, how it has lost its bearings, and which can be done to reinvigorate this essential foundation of a democratic society. * Howard Gardner, Harvard University *Losing the News reviews the role of news media in a democracy to set the stage for chapters assessing particular aspects. These include discussion of the fragile First Amendment, objectivity's last stand, media ethics, the curious story of news, the crumbling role of traditional newspapers, the newer media, and what can - and should - happen. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface: Updated Preface for Paperback Edition ; Prologue: The Crisis ; Chapter 1: The Iron Core ; Chapter 2: Media and Democracy ; Chapter 3: Objectivity's Last Stand ; Chapter 4: Media Ethics- The Painful Balance ; Chapter 5: My Family's Story ; Chapter 6: The Curious History of the News Business ; Chapter 7: The Fragile First Amendment ; Chapter 8: The Newspaper Question ; Chapter 9: The New News Media ; Chapter 10: Preserving The Core
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Oxford University Press Inc Air Words
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology
Book SynopsisProfessional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Five is an eclectic mix of stories old and new:As World War One is commemorated acros the globe, Brendan Gallagher looks at cycling''s war heroes and the role the bicycle played in WWI. Jeremy Whittle goes in search of panache - why you don''t always have to be a winner to be a winner in the public''s eyes.Francois Thomazeau examines how the Tour de France became the international event it is today. The 2014 Tour de France is relived in the form of poetry, by Ellis Bacon. Lionel Birnie tells the story behind the Linda McCartney cycling team, the great British team that could have been. Joey McLoughlin was Trade ReviewAlmost timeless… The book [will be] just as relevant and readable in years to come… A worthy addition to this well-proven series of eclectic and well-written stories * Cycling World *Insightful and easily-digested collection of cycling stories covering a wide range of topics -- Mike Stead * Road *
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology Volume Four Volume 4
Book SynopsisProfessional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Four features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers. William Fotheringham remembers the journalist who was instrumental in bringing road-racing to a British audience; Ellis Bacon looks beyond Queen to the link between bikes and beats; Richard Moore finds out what happened to that little punk' (Lance Armstrong's words), Iban Mayo, and asks if he really did become a long-distance lorry driver; Daniel Friebe re-examines the ups and downs of Marco Pantani; Tom Southam explains what it's like not to ride the Tour de France; and much more.Between them, these writers have covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have evTrade ReviewProfessional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don’t often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *A pleasure to read … packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology
Book SynopsisTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMESVolume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport''s leading writers. Between them, they've covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have even ridden the Tour. Now, their work is showcased together for the first time.Volume One features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers, including:- William Fotheringham disects Bradley Wiggins'' transformation from track superstar to becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France- David Millar discusses retirement and dark secrets as his friends'' careers start to fade- Daniel Friebe uncovers the fascinating role statistics has to play in cycling- Jeremy Whittle follows Team Sky to assess the Lance Armstrong''s legacy to the sportTrade ReviewProfessional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don’t often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *A pleasure to read … packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
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Vintage Publishing Jerusalem
Book SynopsisGuy Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of contemporary Jerusalem, utilizing the classic stranger-in-a-strange-land point of view that made his other books, Pyongyang, Shenzhen, and Burma Chronicles, required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to.Trade ReviewSuperb book of reportage from that city. -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *His witty observation and beautiful pictures are delightful. -- Sarah Ison * Times Higher Education *A witty, wise graphic travelogue that says more about everyday life in the region than all the news reports and "gritty" features. -- Chris Moss * Sunday Telegraph *A wonderfully candid book, which makes the situation’s hideously insoluble complexities more vividly understandable than anything else I have encountered. -- Rupert Christiansen * Daily Telegraph *My other favourite graphic book of the year... makes breathtakingly light work of one of the world’s most complex political situations. -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology Volume Two 25 The Cycling
Book SynopsisVolume Two is a Tour de France special edition and features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers. Between them, they’ve covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have even ridden the Tour.Trade ReviewProfessional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don’t often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *A pleasure to read … packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
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Vintage Publishing 101 Damnations
Book SynopsisJoin Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we're oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.101 Damnations is a chance to relive the 2014 race, stage for stage, fall after fall, tantrum by tantrum; just the good bits mind, without all the aerial shots of castles. Or sunflowers. (Though it does wax lyrical about some stunning Alpine scenery . . . and, with the race starting in Yorkshire, even some stunning scenery not far from Bradford).From Leeds to Paris (how often do you say that?), Ned details the minutiae of his encounters with the likes of Vincenzo Nibali, David Millar, Chris Froome, Chris Boardman (or Broadman' as some would have it), Marcel Kittel, Mrs Cavendish (Mark's wife), Peter Sagan and the rest. Their endeavours, achievements, humour and occasional rancour, sit alongside his own decade-long quest for the ideal end-of-race T-shirt.Ned weaveTrade ReviewBoulting’s behind-the-scenes tales provide a unique experience that won’t be found elsewhere -- Nick Bull * Cycling Weekly *This is easily Ned Boulting's finest work to date…there is a maturity of writing here that raises the author several levels above that of (mere) pundit * Washing Machine Post *You can’t hide Boulting’s genuine almost innocent enthusiasm for the sport and the Tour de France * Cycling Uphill *If you’re a cycling fan looking to stay in touch with the summer as daylight dims, 101 Damnations will keep the madness and majesty of the Tour de France close * Bike Radar *101 Damnations encapsulates all that is incredible – and incredibly ordinary – about the greatest race on earth * Sports Pink *
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McGill-Queen's University Press Ryszard Kapuscinski
Book SynopsisIn the first posthumous monograph on Ryszard Kapuściński’s life and work, Beata Nowacka and Zygmunt Ziątek confront the mixed reception of the writer’s use of the Polish concept of literary reportage, located on the border between journalism and artistic prose, and identify this tension as the driving force behind Kapuściński’s legacy.Trade Review“An exceedingly subtle, richly empathetic, and methodically thoroughgoing work, Ryszard Kapuściński succeeds in painting an engrossing portrait of a man who, as the authors claim, was protean and extraordinarily difficult to pin down. In so doing they demystify his status as a modern Herodotus – an impression that is enhanced by Lindsay Davidson’s virtuoso translation. This work, offering glimpses into Kapuściński’s life in a periodization that follows the trajectories of his reportage, is a true page turner.” George Gasyna, University of Illinois and author of Polish, Hybrid, and Otherwise: Exilic Discourse in Joseph Conrad and Witold Gombrowicz“This artistic biography of the renowned Polish poet, writer, and journalist was inspired by his oeuvre. To signal their reliance on Kapuściński’s creative output, which is historical as well as personal, Nowacka and Ziątek use quotes from relevant works as titles of the book's chapters. The idea is to demonstrate the simultaneity of the processes of the deepening and broadening of Kapuściński’s explorations of the world and his inner self. Highly recommended.” Choice
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Columbia University Press The Best American Magazine Writing 2009
Book SynopsisMore and more readers turn to The Best American Magazine Writing for their annual fix of the year's most captivating essays, columns, reporting, and criticism. Chosen from the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Magazine Awards, this year's selections include the haunting story by Chris Jones (Esquire) of an American soldier's final journey home; James Wood's brilliant critique of the award-winning novelist Marianne Robinson (The New Yorker); a compelling column by Naomi Klein (The Nation) on the return of class consciousness in America; two biting reviews of recent books on feminism by Sandra Tsing Loh (The Atlantic); and a moving and insightful account by David Lipsky (Rolling Stone) of David Foster Wallace in his final days. Also featured are a fascinating report by Ryan Lizza (The New Yorker) on the political making of Barack Obama; an unforgettable profile by Hanna Rosin (The Atlantic) of a transgendered child struggling to be normal in rural America; absorbing reflectionTrade ReviewA celebration of the venerable magazine and the kind of writing you can only find in magazines. Marblehead Reporter Every piece in this collection is masterful. They are all beautifully written, deeply emotional and evocative. -- Bruce Elder The Sydney Morning HeraldTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Chris Anderson Acknowledgments, by David Willey 1. Papa, by Sean Flynn 2. I Choose My Choice!, by Sandra Tsing Loh 3. The Things That Carried Him, by Chris Jones 4. Broken, by David Darlington 5. The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace, by David Lipsky 6. Making It, by Ryan Lizza 7. Disowned by the Ownership Society, by Naomi Klein 8. Bleak Houses, by Paul Reyes 9. The Homecoming, by James Wood 10. Butcher, by Tom Chiarella 11. The Glass Stampede, by Justin Davidson 12. The Healing Season, by Selena Roberts 13. A Boy's Life, by Hanna Rosin 14. They Fought the Laws (of Supply and Demand), by and the Laws Won 15. Making Toast, by Roger Rosenblatt 16. The Source of All Things, by Tracy Ross 17. Vickie's Pour House: A Soldier's Peace, by Maureen McCoy 2009 National Magazine Awards Finalists Judges, by 2009 National Magazine Award Winners, by 1966-2009 ASME Board of Directors, by 2009-2010 Permissions List of Contributors
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Columbia University Press The Best American Magazine Writing 2010
Book SynopsisThe Best American Magazine Writing 2010 proves that print journalism is as vital as ever, offering information, amusement, connection, and perspective to those who love to lose themselves in a good read. This year's selections, chosen from National Magazine Awards finalists and winners, include David Grann's article from the New Yorker on the execution of a possibly innocent man; Sheri Fink's report from the New York Times Magazine on the alleged euthanization of patients during Hurricane Katrina; and Fareed Zakaria's compelling take from Newsweek on Iran's weakening regime. The Best American Magazine Writing 2010 also includes absorbing profiles, arresting interviews, personal essays, and entrancing fiction. Esquire's Mike Sager recounts a promising quarterback's shocking descent into drugs; Vanity Fair's Bryan Burrough shares the confessions of the year's other major Ponzi schemer, and, from McSweeney's Quarterly, Wells Tower weaves a transporting tale of elemental desire. GQ's ToTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Jon Meacham Acknowledgments, by Sid Holt The Deadly Choices at Memorial, by Sheri Fink Still Life, by Skip Hollandsworth Marc Dreier's Crime of Destiny, by Bryan Burrough The Last Abortion Doctor, by John H. Richardson The Cost Conundrum, by Atul Guwande A Death in Texas, by Tom Barry Vanish, by Evan Ratliff Out West, by Joe Wilkins Theocracy and Its Discontents, by Fareed Zakaria Lead Us Not Into Debt, by Megan McArdle Bacon: The Other White Heat, by Theodore Gray In Defense of Tourism, by Peter Jon Lindberg Excerpts from For and Against Foreskin, by Michael Idov, Christopher Bonanos, and Hanna Rosin There's a Sucker Born Every Minute, by Tom Carson War Games, by Steve Erickson Suburban Ghetto, by Jonathan Dee Obituary Columns: Danny La Rue, Benson, William Safire, by Ann Wroe Top Ten State Fair Joys, by Garrison Keillor The Man Who Never Was, by Mike Sager Trial by Fire, by David Grann Raw Water, by Wells Tower And Yet ..., by Mitch Albom National Magazine Awards 2010 Finalists and Winners National Magazine Awards 2010 Judges ASME Board of Directors, 2010-2011 Permissions List of Contributors
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Columbia University Press The Best Business Writing 2012
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPhil Graham famously described journalism as 'the first rough draft of history,' but in an era of financial scandal and collapse, the business press has had to be something more: a guardian when government and other watchdogs fell by the wayside. This riveting collection of first rate pieces covers the waterfront from Apple to Pfizer, from debt default in Europe to bugging at News Corp. and, of course, the ongoing saga of foreclosures, bankers and regulators in America, updated with an inquiry into inequality and the '1%.' This volume of digestible-sized, stiletto-sharp stories will surprise the reader at how much he or she may have missed and reminds us all how momentous was the business world of 2011. -- Roger Lowenstein, author of The End of Wall Street A riveting cross-section of hard-hitting investigative journalism... The breadth, depth, and quality of writing are sure to engage a diversity of readers. Publishers Weekly ...this book presents revealing, and sometimes shocking, investigations. Library Journal Whether readers are familiar with some of the news stories or not, this collection exposesbehaviors-both good and bad-along with their impacts, and leaves readers with much to think about. Booklist ...an absolute must-read for anyone seeking to keep their finger on the pulse of the world economy. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Bad Business 1. The Dark Lord of Coal Country, by Jeff Goodell 2. Missing Milly Dowler's Voicemail Was Hacked by News of the World, by Nick Davies and Amellia Hill 3. Phone-Hacking Crisis Shows News Corp Is No Ordinary News Company, by Jay Rosen 4. The Bugger, Bugged, by Hugh Grant 5. A Case of Shattered Trust, by Raquel Rutledge and Rick Barrett Part II. The Financial System and Its Discontents 6. The "Subsidy": How a Handful of Merrill Lynch Bankers Helped Blow Up Their Own Firm, by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger 7. Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers, Say Former Employees, by Michael Hudson 8. Curse the Geniuses Who Gave Us Bank of America, by Jonathan Weil 9. Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?, by Matt Taibbi 10. In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures, by Gretchen Morgenson and Louise Story Part III. Over There 11. Time for Germany to Make Its Fateful Choice, by Martin Wolf 12. In Norway, Start-Ups Say Ja to Socialism, by Max Chafkin Part IV. Politics and Money 13. Swiped: Banks, Merchants, and Why Washington Doesn't Work for You, by Zach Carter and Ryan Grim 14. Stop Coddling the Super-Rich, by Warren Buffett 15. Blame for the Financial Mess Starts with the Corporate Lobby, by Steven Pearlstein 16. Nine Things the Rich Don't Want You to Know About Taxes, by David Cay Johnston 17. The Hijacked Crisis, by Paul Krugman 18. Greenspan, Rubin, and a Roomful of Hypocrites, by Morgan Housel Part V. The Big Picture 19. The Rise of the New Global Elite, by Chrystia Freeland 20. Can the World Still Feed Itself?, by Brian M. Carney 21. Law School Economics: Ka-Ching!, by David Segal 22. When Patents Attack!, by Alex Blumberg and Laura Sydell 23. The Illusions of Psychiatry, by Marcia Angell 24. From Inside Job, by Charles Ferguson, Adam Bolt, and Chad Beck Part VI. Corporate Stories 25. Inside Pfizer's Palace Coup, by Peter Elkind and Jennifer Reingold, with Doris Burke 26. It Knows, by Daniel Soar 27. Innovators Don't Ignore Customers, by John Gapper 28. House Perfect, by Lauren Collins 29. Voting to Hire a Chief Without Meeting Him, by James B. Stewart 30. How Ford Became Last Man Standing, by Bernie Woodall and Kevin Krokicki 31. What Made Steve Jobs So Great?, by Cliff Kuang Permissions List of Contributors
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Columbia University Press Best American Magazine Writing 2012
Book SynopsisChosen from the 2012 National Magazine Awards finalists and winners, this anthology is filled with compelling features and profiles, eye-opening reporting, and incisive criticism and analysis of contemporary culture and society. Written by today's leading journalists, the selections cover a range of developments in politics, international affairs, culture, and business-from the increasingly short shelf lives of celebrity marriages to the ongoing fallout from Wall Street's financial malpractice, from the insidious effects of the lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the resurgent battle over issues pertaining to women's safety and health. Always engaging and informative, Best American Magazine Writing 2012 is an incomparable resource for the most noteworthy journalism and literary achievements of the year. Essays include Lawrence Wright (The New Yorker) on the history of Scientology and recent challenges to its mission and methods; Matthieu Aikins (The Atlantic) on the shady dealiTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Terry McDonell, editor, Time Inc. Sports Group Acknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine Editors Joplin!, by Luke Dittrich The Apostate, by Lawrence Wright Excerpts from The Encyclopedia of 9/11, by New York Magazine Wall Street Isn't Winning--It's Cheating and Mike Bloomberg's Marie Antoinette Moment and How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests, by Matt Taibbi Too Much Information, by John Jeremiah Sullivan Our Man in Kandahar, by Matthieu Aikins Arms and the Dudes, by Guy Lawson The Invisible Army, by Sarah Stillman The Secret That Kills Four Women a Day, by Liz Brody The Signature Wound, by Bob Drury Fractured, by Susan Ince Dewayne Dedmon's Leap of Faith, by Chris Ballard Paper Tigers, by Wesley Yang Game of Her Life, by Tim Crothers He Is Anonymous, by Tim Rogers Looking for a Model and The Right to Write and Content Management, by William Zinsser Duck Tape and America's Next Top Weiner and The End of Kardaschadenfreude, by Joel Stein The Hox River Window, by Karen Russell When the King Saved God and From Abbottabad to Worse and Unspoken Truths, by Christopher Hitchens National Magazine Awards 2012 Finalists and Winners National Magazine Awards for Digital Media 2012 Finalists and Winners National Magazine Awards 2012 Judges ASME Board of Directors, 2011-12 Permissions List of Contributors
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Columbia University Press On Company Time American Modernism in the Big
Book SynopsisOn Company Time tells the story of American modernism from inside the offices and on the pages of the most successful and stylish magazines of the twentieth century. Donal Harris draws out the profound institutional, economic, and aesthetic affiliations between modernism and American magazine culture.Trade ReviewOn Company Time alters forever an old story about literary modernism by showing that writers did not just take a paycheck from the big magazines. This rich and substantial consideration of the complex relations between major writers and mass-market publications shows how several modern styles were developed in collaboration by the magazines and the writers they employed. Donal Harris's account of this collaboration expands our notions of what American writing is and changes the history of how it came to be. -- Michael North, author of Novelty: A History of the New Writing in response to both classic and recent scholarship that represents modernism as an insulated coterie endeavor, Harris convincingly and compellingly establishes that modernist authors were engaged with and appeared in mainstream magazines from the start. On Company Time enriches and expands our understanding of the dialectic between modernism and mass culture, revealing that what has frequently been seen as an antagonistic relationship was really a close collaboration that determined both the career arcs of major modernist authors and the design of mainstream magazines. Elegantly written and exhaustively researched, On Company Time is an eminent example of the new modernist studies. -- Loren Glass, author of Counterculture Colophon: Grove Press, the Evergreen Review, and the Incorporation of the Avant-Garde Harris's fascinating On Company Time is the book we have been waiting for to help us think through the significance of the commercially popular 'big magazines' that dominated the print-cultural landscape of modernity. Guiding us through magazine offices and showing us print technologies, publishing strategies, and periodical styles along the way, Harris deftly traces the mutual influence of modernism and the commercial magazines. Compelling, imaginative, and entertaining, this book provides an exhilarating new view of modern print culture. -- Barbara Green, University of Notre Dame, coeditor of the Journal of Modern Periodical Studies Drawing our attention to a set of major institutions that have until now remained hidden in plain sight of recent cultural history, On Company Time makes an extraordinarily rich and persuasive contribution to the study of American literary modernism. It is also a work of relentlessly lively intelligence and writerly charm. -- Mark McGurl, author of The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative Writing Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Making Modernism Big 1. Willa Cather's Promiscuous Fiction 2. Printing the Color Line in The Crisis 3. On the Clock: Rewriting Literary Work at Time Inc. 4. Our Eliot: Mass Modernism and the American Century 5. Hemingway's Disappearing Style Afterword: Working from Home Notes Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press On Company Time
Book SynopsisOn Company Time tells the story of American modernism from inside the offices and on the pages of the most successful and stylish magazines of the twentieth century. Donal Harris draws out the profound institutional, economic, and aesthetic affiliations between modernism and American magazine culture.Trade ReviewOn Company Time alters forever an old story about literary modernism by showing that writers did not just take a paycheck from the big magazines. This rich and substantial consideration of the complex relations between major writers and mass-market publications shows how several modern styles were developed in collaboration by the magazines and the writers they employed. Donal Harris's account of this collaboration expands our notions of what American writing is and changes the history of how it came to be. -- Michael North, author of Novelty: A History of the NewWriting in response to both classic and recent scholarship that represents modernism as an insulated coterie endeavor, Harris convincingly and compellingly establishes that modernist authors were engaged with and appeared in mainstream magazines from the start. On Company Time enriches and expands our understanding of the dialectic between modernism and mass culture, revealing that what has frequently been seen as an antagonistic relationship was really a close collaboration that determined both the career arcs of major modernist authors and the design of mainstream magazines. Elegantly written and exhaustively researched, On Company Time is an eminent example of the new modernist studies. -- Loren Glass, author of Counterculture Colophon: Grove Press, the Evergreen Review, and the Incorporation of the Avant-GardeHarris's fascinating On Company Time is the book we have been waiting for to help us think through the significance of the commercially popular 'big magazines' that dominated the print-cultural landscape of modernity. Guiding us through magazine offices and showing us print technologies, publishing strategies, and periodical styles along the way, Harris deftly traces the mutual influence of modernism and the commercial magazines. Compelling, imaginative, and entertaining, this book provides an exhilarating new view of modern print culture. -- Barbara Green, University of Notre Dame, coeditor of the Journal of Modern Periodical Studies Drawing our attention to a set of major institutions that have until now remained hidden in plain sight of recent cultural history, On Company Time makes an extraordinarily rich and persuasive contribution to the study of American literary modernism. It is also a work of relentlessly lively intelligence and writerly charm. -- Mark McGurl, author of The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative WritingA welcome addition to the fields of periodical and New Modernist studies, particularly in its consideration of modernism’s vexed relationship with the mainstream. . . . Lucidly written and ambitious. * Journal of American Studies *Highly recommended. * Choice *Literary critics and magazine scholars alike should find merit in On Company Time. Scholars passionate about the history of magazine media will appreciate Harris’s research and relish details relevant to the development of the industry. -- Catherine Staub * Journal of Magazine Media *A nuanced and provocative study. . . . On Company Time offers new perspectives on some of the twentieth century’s most important writers and their relationship with some of the period’s most storied publications. * J-History *Donal Harris delivers an exceptionally thought out book that highlights the complexities that have shaped our modern magazine system. -- Brittany Fuller * Publishing Research Quarterly *On Company Time illuminates the intersections between American literature and journalism in the decades that witnessed the professionalization of both fields. * American Periodicals: A Journal of History & Criticism *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Making Modernism Big1. Willa Cather's Promiscuous Fiction2. Printing the Color Line in The Crisis3. On the Clock: Rewriting Literary Work at Time Inc.4. Our Eliot: Mass Modernism and the American Century5. Hemingway's Disappearing StyleAfterword: Working from HomeNotesBibliographyIndex
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Columbia University Press The Best American Magazine Writing 2016
Book SynopsisThis year’s Best American Magazine Writing features outstanding writing on contentious issues including incarceration, policing, sexual assault, labor, technology, and environmental catastrophe.Trade ReviewA real gift for readers... If you can't read 'em all--and you can't--read this instead. Sacramento News & ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Roger Hodge, national editor, The Intercept Acknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine Editors Fixing the System: An Interview with President Obama on Prison Reform, by Shane Smith, Vice, Finalist-Single-Topic Issue What Is Code? If You Don't Know, You Need to Read This, by Paul Ford, Bloomberg Businessweek, Winner-Single-Topic Issue The New American Slavery and "All You Americans Are Fired", by Jessica Garrison, Ken Bensinger, and Jeremy Singer-Vine, BuzzFeed News, Winner-Public Interest "Pregnant? Scared? Need Options? Too Bad", by Meaghan Winter, Cosmopolitan, Finalist-Public Interest "My Nurses Are Dead, and I Don't Know If I'm Already Infected", by Joshua Hammer, Matter, Winner-Reporting Purgatory, by Luke Mogelson, New York Times Magazine, Finalist-Reporting The Really Big One, by Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, Winner-Feature Writing An Unbelievable Story of Rape, by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller, The Marshall Project and ProPublica, Finalist-Feature Writing A Visit to the Sweat Lodge and Santa Muerte, Full of Grace and Stop Sending me Jonathan Franzen Novels, by Barrett Brown, The Intercept, Winner-Columns and Commentary Down for the Count and The King Has Spoken and The Power of Sight, by Howard Bryant, ESPN the Magazine, Finalist-Columns and Commentary The Friend, by Matthew Teague, Esquire, Winner-Essays and Criticism How It Feels, by Jenny Zhang, Poetry, Finalist-Essays and Criticism Permissions List of Contributors
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Columbia University Press Becoming the News
Book SynopsisBecoming the News studies how ordinary people make sense of their experience as media subjects. Ruth Palmer charts the arc of the experience of “making” the news, from the events that bring an ordinary person to journalists’ attention through their interactions with reporters and reactions to the news coverage and its aftermath.Trade ReviewBecoming the News examines the seemingly mundane experience of having been mentioned in the news-an important social phenomenon that scholars have ignored and one that changes how huge numbers of Americans think not only about the news media but about themselves. Palmer weaves a compelling tapestry of classic social theory, modern scholarship, and outstanding interviews. Built on thoughtful and sensitive research and brimming with insight, Becoming the News is a breakthrough contribution to the fields of sociology and journalism studies. -- David Pritchard, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Victims of the Press? 2. What's in It for Them? Weighing the Pros and Cons of Becoming a News Subject 3. The Interview Stage Part 1: Encountering Journalists 4. The Interview Stage Part 2: From Interaction to Story 5. Truth (Perceptions) and Consequences: How News Subjects Judge Accuracy and Error 6. That's Me! ... But It's Not Me: Aesthetic, Emotional, and Existential Effects of Confronting Our News Selves 7. Celebration, Condemnation, Reputation: Audience Feedback as an Indicator of Status and Stigma 8. Making the News in a Digital World 9. Lessons for Subjects and Journalists Note on Method Notes Bibliography Index
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Penguin Books Ltd Boys in Zinc
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSuperbly translated... Alexievich's choice of truth as hero is the right one for the age of Putin and Trump -- Giles Whittell * The Times *As shattering and addictive as Chernobyl Prayer, this is a polyphonic tour de force that shines a light on war, the plight of heroes, and why post-Soviet Russia is as it is -- Kapka Kassabova * Herald Scotland *A masterpiece of reportage * New York Review of Books *Alexievich is like a doctor probing the scar tissue of a traumatised nation -- Guy Chazan * Financial Times *What Alexievich is doing is giving voice to the voiceless, exposing not only stories we wouldn't otherwise hear but individuals as well -- David Ulin * Los Angeles Times *The least well-known wonderful writer I've ever come across -- Jenni Murray * BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour *Alexievich serves no ideology, only an ideal: to listen closely enough to the ordinary voices of her time to orchestrate them into extraordinary books -- Philip Gourevitch * New Yorker *Alexievich has become one of my heroes -- Atul GawandeThe Belarusian writer has spent decades in listening mode. Alexievich put in thousands of hours with her tape recorder across the lands of the former Soviet Union, collecting and collating stories from ordinary people. She wove those tales into elegant books of such power and insight, that in 2015 she received the Nobel prize for literature -- Shaun Walker * Guardian *Alexievich's "documentary novels" are crafted and edited with a reporter's cool eye for detail and a poet's ear for the intricate rhythms of human speech. Reading them is like eavesdropping on a confessional. This is history at its rawest and most uncomfortably intimate -- Andrew Dickson * Evening Standard *Alexievich's artistry has raised oral history to a totally different dimension -- Antony Beevor
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Penguin Books Ltd Chernobyl Prayer
Book SynopsisWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature''Desperately important and impossible to put down. It is timeless. . . what shines clear from the testimonies is love - love which can make you do the most spectacular things '' Sheena Patel, Observer''- A new translation of Voices from Chernobyl based on the revised version -In April 1986 a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Svetlana Alexievich spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love. A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, Chernobyl Prayer shows what it is like to bear witness, and remember in a world that wants you to forget.''Beautifully written. . . heart-breaking'' - Arundhati Roy, Elle ''One of the most humane and terrifying books I''ve ever read'' - Helen Simpson, ObserverTrade ReviewAbsolutely essential and heartbreaking reading. There's a reason Ms. Alexievich won a Nobel Prize -- Craig Mazin, creator of the HBO series ChernobylDesperately important and impossible to put down. It is timeless and has sparked so much thought about infinity, sacrifice, love and unspeakable grief. . . what shines clear from the testimonies is love - love which can make you do the most spectacular things -- Sheena Patel * Observer *A beautifully written book, it's been years since I had to look away from a page because it was just too heart-breaking to go on. Give me beautiful prose and I'll follow you anywhere -- Arundhati Roy * Elle *A collage of oral testimony that turns into the psychobiography of a nation not shown on any map... The book leaves radiation burns on the brain -- Julian Barnes * Guardian *Absolutely fantastic -- Karl Ove KnausgaardA searing mix of eloquence and wordlessness... From her interviewees' monologues she creates history that the reader, at whatever distance from the events, can actually touch -- Julian Evans * Daily Telegraph *One of the most humane and terrifying books I've ever read -- Helen Simpson * Observer *Alexievich's documentary approach makes the experiences vivid, sometimes almost unbearably so - but it's a remarkably democratic way of constructing a book... When you consider the extent to which she has been traversing the irradiated landscape, you realise she has put herself on the line in a way very few authors ever do -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *A moving piece of polyphony, skilfully assembled from what must have been a huge mass of material... We are living in Alexievich's 'age of disasters'. This haunting book offers us at least some ways of thinking about that predicament -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * New Statesman *This masterly new translation by Anna Gunin and Arch Tait retains the nerve and pulse of the Russian * TLS *Alexievich assembles the previously silenced or unsung heroes into a chorus that has the power to move, stun and inspire awe. The result is a remarkable oral history, an essential read -- Malcolm Forbes * Herald Scotland *Not merely a work of documentation but of excavation, of revealed meaning. It is hard to imagine how anyone in the West will read these cantos of loss and not feel a sense of communion, of a shared humanity -- Andrew Meier * The Nation *Alexievich serves no ideology, only an ideal: to listen closely enough to the ordinary voices of her time to orchestrate them into extraordinary books -- Philip Gourevitch * New Yorker *Alexievich has become one of my heroes -- Atul GawandeAwarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Svetlana Alexievich is a brilliant choice that recalibrates the status of "non-fiction" in the literary canon -- Arifa Akbar * Independent *Through her books and her life itself, Alexievich has gained probably the world's deepest, most eloquent understanding of the post-Soviet condition -- Masha Gessen * New Yorker *Alexievich retreats into the wings to let her subjects speak. But this is the art that conceals art. Her editor's flair for selection, contrast and emphasis, her almost cinematic touch with cuts, pans and close-ups, make her a documentary virtuoso -- Boyd Tonkin * Spectator *Her interviews go on for hours. She goes back for more. She transcribes. She discards three-quarters of her material. She polishes. She takes pains to convey the cadence of a person's words. It shows. The distilled work goes deep into the subject. She is after the ephemeral; the emotion behind written history; the "history of the soul." Here, she believes, is where the truth lies -- Vanora Bennett * Prospect *This masterly new translation by Anna Gunin and Arch Tait retains the nerve and pulse of the Russian, conveying the angst and confusion of the narrators -- Serguei Alex. Oushakine * Times Literary Supplement *The last book that made me cry... incredible -- Joe Dunthorne * Guardian *
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Penguin Books Ltd Piers of the Homeless Night Jack Kerouac Penguin
Book Synopsis''See my hand up-tipped, learn the secret of my human heart...''Soaring, freewheeling snapshots of life on the road across America, from the Beat writer who inspired a generation.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
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Penguin Books Ltd An Advertisement for Toothpaste
Book Synopsis''Like rotting stakes in a forest clearing'' The great journalist of conflict in the Third World finds an even stranger and more exotic society in his own home of post-War PolandPenguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
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Penguin Books Ltd Miami and the Siege of Chicago
Book SynopsisMiami, Summer 1968. The Vietnam War is raging; Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy have just been assassinated. The Republican Party meets in Miami and picks Richard Nixon as its candidate, to little fanfare. But when the Democrats back Lyndon Johnson''s ineffectual vice president, Hubert Humphrey, the city of Chicago erupts. Antiwar protesters fill the streets and the police run amok, beating and arresting demonstrators and delegates alike, all broadcast on live television, and captured in these pages by one of America''s fiercest intellects.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Happy Reader Issue 13
Book SynopsisFor avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Happy Reader Issue 14
Book SynopsisFor avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained.The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Scandal of the Century
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGarcía Márquez always thought of himself as a journalist first and foremost and this brilliant collection goes a long way towards justifying that belief. Or, at least, it puts his journalism on the same level as his fiction, which is quite some level. -- Salman RushdieThe articles and columns in The Scandal of the Century demonstrate that his forthright, lightly ironical voice just seemed to be there, right from the start. . . . He's among those rare great fiction writers whose ancillary work is almost always worth finding. . . . He had a way of connecting the souls in all his writing, fiction and nonfiction, to the melancholy static of the universe. * The New York Times *In his journalism, García Márquez's prose was as precise, euphonious and inventive as it was in his fiction. Only a magician of a translator like Anne McLean could get it right. For anyone who has been enthralled by One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Scandal of the Century is an essential book. -- Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling
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Penguin Books Ltd The Happy Reader Issue 15
Book SynopsisFor avid readers and the uninitiated alike, this is a chance to reengage with classic literature and to stay inspired and entertained. The concept of the magazine is simple: the first half is a long-form interview with a notable book fanatic and the second half explores one classic work of literature from an array of surprising and invigorating angles.
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Penguin Books Ltd Letter from America
Book SynopsisA defining collection from Alistair Cooke''s legendary BBC Radio broadcasts, guiding us through nearly sixty years of changing life in the United States''No one else succeeded in explaining to the English-speaking world ... the idiosyncrasies of a country at once so familiar, and yet so utterly foreign'' IndependentWhen Alistair Cooke retired in February 2004 he was acclaimed as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. His Letter from America radio series, which began in 1946 and continued every week for fifty-eight years until his retirement, kept the world in touch with what was happening in America. Cooke''s wry, humane and liberal style both informed and entertained his audience. The selection here, made largely by Cooke himself and supplemented by his literary executor, gives us the very best of these legendary broadcasts. It covers key moments from the assassination of Kennedy through to the Vietnam War and Watergate to 9/11, the Iraq War and anticipates the 2004 elections. It includes portraits of the great and the good from Charlie Chaplin to Martin Luther King, Jr, and topics as varied as civil rights, golf, jazz and the changing colours of a New England fall. Each Letter contributes to a captivating portrait of a nation - and of a man.Trade ReviewCooke had a matchless ability to convey the feelings of the American people at times of great historical importance. Accustomed to hearing these pieces rather than reading them, one is also struck by the quality of Cooke's writing. His command of language and sharp eye for physical description shine in this collection as do his sense of humour and deep emotional sensitivity.In its perspective on the United States in the latter half of the 20th century, this is as insightful a history book as you are likely to find. Much more than that, it is a fitting record of an erudite, much loved man. -- Piers Moore Ede * Times Literary Supplement *No one else succeeded in explaining to the English-speaking world ... the idiosyncrasies of a country at once so familiar, and yet so utterly foreign * Independent *There is never going to be anyone else like Cooke, a chronicler of amazing times * Daily Telegraph *Cooke was the special relationship * Daily Mail *The range of Cooke's experiences was awesome but he always had the personal touch -- Jeremy Vine
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Penguin Books Ltd On the Shadow Tracks
Book Synopsis''On the Shadow Tracks harnesses the railway lines of Myanmar's complicated past to its turbulent present, and the result is part travelogue, part history and completely absorbing. An astonishing achievement'Joanna LumleyIn 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways'' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months travelling on these mysterious railways, and the next five years piecing their story together.Her journey would take her from Myanmar''s tropical south to the embattled mountain towns that border India and China. In dilapidated carriages, along tracks in disrepair, through contested ethnic states and former sites of forced labour, visiting temples, tea shops and fest
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Asylum Speakers
Book SynopsisJaz O'Hara is the founder of The Worldwide Tribe, a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers globally. Since founding the charity in 2015, Jaz O'Hara has worked in refugee camps across the world, amplifying the voices of people who too often go unheard via her podcast, Asylum Speakers.As a writer for The Huffington Post, winner of Marie Claire's 'Future Shaper' award and member of Amnesty International's 'Collective', Jaz has become a leading voice on the topic of migration, speaking everywhere from TedX to the United Nations in NYC.
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Penguin Books Ltd Between Meals
Book Synopsis''Fantastic. The benchmark for great food writing'' Anthony Bourdain''The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite''Between Meals is the gourmand and journalist A.J. Liebling''s delectable account of his time spent eating and drinking in 1920s Paris, under the tutelage of his friend Yves Mirande, ''one of the last of the great around-the-clock gastronomes of France''. With gluttonous joie de vivre, he fondly recalls everything from glorious dining (''A leg of lamb larded with anchovies, artichokes on a pedestal of foie gras, and four or five kinds of cheese'') to bad rosé (''a pinkish cross between No-Cal and vinegar''), and an ill-fated sojourn at a Swiss slimming-clinic. Witty, tart and full of gusto, this is a love song to food, wine and Paris.''Liebling transfers excitement, warmth, wit and information ... as hearty and explicit as good Calvados'' The New York Times Book ReviewWith an introductioTrade ReviewWonderfully readable... This astonishing book is a rich dish itself... He was the prototype of all the greedy foodie bloggers, still outdoing the lot of them * Sunday Times *A droll account of the time Liebling spent eating and drinking in 1920s Paris... Just the thing for anyone who pines for a nicely roasted guinea fowl followed by a crisp, cold slice of vacherin * Observer *As a writer, [Liebling] manages the Proust-like achievement, increasingly enhanced by the passing of time, of resurrecting a vanished world through the remembrance of foods * Spectator *You can read Between Meals for its wonderful descriptions of food, but it is also a cultural history of Paris and a bildungsroman about an American immersed in Europe’s lascivious ways... Between Meals reads like a lament for a way of being. [Liebling] craved the best of everything, on his own terms, wherever and whenever he could find it * Telegraph *
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Penguin Books Ltd Diaries of War
Book SynopsisAn account of two lives during the war in Ukraine: one Ukrainian, one Russian, by the internationally bestselling author of Heimat Diaries of War is a magnificent feat of witness'' Alison Bechdel ''Nora Krug''s narrative can emotionally drain the reader, but the reader is unlikely to ever forget this book'' Andrey Kurkov Immediately following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nora Krug connected with two anonymous subjects - ''K.'', a Ukrainian journalist, and ''D.'', a Russian artist - and began what would become a year of correspondence. Deeply moved by the rawness of their responses, she felt that through the personal accounts of these individuals who, directly and indirectly, experienced the war firsthand, she might be able to communicate something of the war and its human impact. Over the course of the next twelve months she communicated with each of them individually via phone chat, condensing their someTrade ReviewDiaries of War is a magnificent feat of witness. Nora Krug’s illustrated weekly interviews with a Ukrainian journalist and a Russian artist are so much more raw and intimate than a conventional news account, conveying the texture of daily life in wartime as well as the smaller tragedies that often don’t make the headlines. Instead of watching from a serene distance, you’re engaging with K. and D. Your guard is down. The anguish and shock has gotten in. Read this remarkable book and grant them that act of solidarity -- Alison BechdelThis book will definitely make you think. The geography of Russian aggression is much wider than you might at first imagine. Russian aggression is not only bombs, rockets and millions of refugees. It is also a boomerang that hits the aggressor country itself in the most unexpected way. Nora Krug’s dual visualtextual narrative can emotionally drain the reader, but the reader is unlikely to ever forget this book -- Andrey KurkovPowerful graphic journalism that highlights the contrasting realities of a Ukrainian journalist and a Russian artist grappling with their own individual experiences of Russia’s war on Ukraine – collected, edited, and illustrated by award-winning author Nora Krug ... Krug approaches Diaries of War with the immense skill and thoughtfulness required to document these two complicated experiences for the purpose of encouraging critical thinking ... Diaries of War is a harrowing real-time record of an international conflict that continues to devastate countless lives -- Nancy Powell * Comics Beat *As fascist imperialism - with Vladimir Putin as its rotting figurehead - commands attention on the world stage, those living underfoot must survive. Here are the personal accounts of two such survivors, living on either side of the Russo-Ukrainian War, illustrated with poetic grace by Nora Krug. A vital and empathetic document of human experience in terrible times -- Jason LutesNora Krug leads us through the first dark year of the war, in search for the roots of violence. Her collage of two unusual and contrasting diaries - one Ukrainian and one Russian - that are presented in parallel and combined with her intrinsic minimalist illustrations, creates a document that enlightens and shocks in equal measure -- Katja PetrowskajaNora Krug does an extraordinary work combining painful and complex storytelling with an unusual grace and elegance. She manages to involve us in looking at history from an intimate and very human point of view. There is tact, decency and wonder in her books -- IgortIf we did not know it before, Covid-19 has taught us that headlines and op-eds are insufficient to convey the grinding reality of an ongoing traumatic event. While our mass media engages in a sustained effort to forget, Nora Krug here reminds us. Illustrated by Krug’s gem-like miniatures, these dual accounts from Ukraine and Russia, rooted on either side of that deadly border, each express their own sustained senses of horror and anxiety during the first year of Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. Russian artist D’s total alienation from the shocking acts of his own government will resonate with Americans for whom the Trump administration was only the most recent and egregious example of same. And under any President, we should seek voices like that of Ukrainian journalist K — testimony of those who have suffered under our own government’s consistently violent foreign policy. May this book be a model for many others to follow -- Bill KartalopoulosGrowing up as a Jew in Nazi-occupied Hungary, being a victim of war was a fact of life. Diaries of War touches me very personally -- Miriam Katin
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Penguin Random House Children's UK Sluts
Book SynopsisAn important and honest book that will encourage better conversations about sex. I wish I read this when I was younger!' - Laura Whitmore'A must-read for anyone whose sexual expression has been used as a weapon against them' Ruby Rare'A fascinating deep dive into the history of slutshaming' - Service 95, Dua Lipa's Book ClubA 'taboo-smashing debut book' - CosmopolitanFrom award-winning journalist Beth Ashley comes a groundbreaking investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect us today and what we can do to fight it. Whore. Hoe. Jezebel. Harlot. Slut. Five words. One meaning. But what exactly is a slut? How has the concept changed over time? And why is slutshaming so dangerous?In this groundbreaking investigation, Beth Ashley reveals the truth about slutshaming, gives us the tools to fight it, and encourages us all to have better conversations about sex. The fight starts now.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Furies
Book SynopsisAn arresting, deeply reported new book' Washington PostThis gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it' Larissa MacFarquharFlock has a novelist's knack for creating suspense . . . This one will stick with readers' Publishers Weekly-----------------------------------------------In this profoundly moving book, Emmy-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock explores the stories of three women living in deeply patriarchal places with destructive cultures of honour, places in which institutions government, police, courts failed to protect women from violence, leaving them no option but to stand up and protect themselves.Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument. Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse. And Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.Can women's acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause? The novelistic accounts of these three women offer profound insights into the quest for understanding what a society in which women have real power might look like.
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Penguin Books Ltd Round the Bend
Book SynopsisAvoiding the legions of power-crazed traffic wombles attempting to block highway and byway, this title: shows how the world of performance cars may be likened to Battersea Dogs Home; reveals why St Moritz may be the most bonkers town in all of the world; and argues that washing a car is a waste of time.Trade ReviewBrilliant...laugh-out-loud * Daily Telegraph *Outrageously funny...will have you in stitches * Time Out *Very funny...I cracked up laughing on the tube * Evening Standard *
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Penguin Books Ltd Short Walks from Bogotá Journeys in the new
Book SynopsisFor decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it rebuilding itself after decades of violence?Trade ReviewBooks of the Year 2012 -- Boyd Tonkin * The Independent *Creates a portrait of Colombia that is perceptive, unsensational, and full of humanity ... Feiling is a brilliant reporter, lucid, unflinching, morally engaged, and with an occasional deadpan sense of humour .. one of the most consistently intelligent and compelling books to have appeared on any South American country in recent years -- Michael Jacobs * Independent *Tom Feiling takes us on an enlightening journey through a changing country that few understand -- Rachel Aspden * Observer *A deeply political account of one man's journey to the violent heart of modern, rural, Colombia ... a must read -- Kevin Howlett * Colombia Politics *Feiling... venture[s] into areas that have been off limits for decades ... the sense of a vibrant nation worth discovering peeks out -- Siobhan Murphy * Metro *The best British travel writers like Norman Lewis or Bruce Chatwin give the reader more than simple travellers' tales. Feiling is of their company ... a brilliant, penetrating and highly readable account -- Robert Carver * Spectator *Some of the best insights in the book come from the people Feiling meets, and memorably portrays ... a well-written, thoughtful book -- David Gallagher * Times Literary Supplement *Dramatic and captivating * Wanderlust *Elegantly written and knowledgeable. Feiling writes with the eye of a seasoned journalist and the style of a travel writer -- Carl Wilkinson * Financial Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd The David Foster Wallace Reader
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of the most dazzling luminaries of contemporary American fiction * Sunday Times *A prose magician, Mr Wallace was capable of writing . . . about subjects from tennis to politics to lobsters, from the horrors of drug withdrawal to the small terrors of life aboard a luxury cruise ship, with humour and fervour and verve -- Michiko Kakutani * The New York Times *A heady reminder of why we got hooked in the first place * Daily Telegraph *
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Penguin Books Ltd Four Years in the Cauldron
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021The riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroadsFrom the start of his stint as RTÉ''s Washington Correspondent Brian O''Donovan''s lively and authoritative reporting of a tumultuous period in American life has been must-watch TV.Four Years in the Cauldron is his account of four busy years working in the US. He draws a compelling picture, full of telling colour and detail, of covering its fractured politics, particularly the extraordinary presidency of Donald Trump and the knife-edge election of Joe Biden. And he gives his unique perspective on big stories such as the Covid emergency, the Capitol riot, the murder of George Floyd and trial and conviction of his police killer.He also provides a visceral sense of what it''s like living in a country shaped by guns, God, far-fetched conspiracy theories and the running sore of racism. Yet, drawing on his network of contacts, neighbours, friTrade Review[O'Donovan] captures well both the frenetic life of a reporter . . . and the Punch and Judy period in American politics that was the Trump presidency * Irish Times *An intriguing look at an extraordinary time . . . the book brings us to some fascinating places -- Ryan TubridyA great read * The Last Word with Matt Cooper *An amazing book, full of stories and anecdotes -- Neil Prendeville * Red FM *
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University of Illinois Press Embargoed Science
Book SynopsisReveals the process behind science news: an elite few scholarly journals control press coverage through a mechanism known as an embargo. This title offers an exploration of the embargo's impact on public knowledge of science and medical issues.Trade Review"[A] compelling critique of the self-aggrandizing embargo system that currently rules scientist-editor-reporter relations. . . . Kiernan wins the argument about embargoes cleanly and comprehensively."--Science"Short, concise, and well referenced . . . a must read for all present and future science reporters."--Choice
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MO - University of Illinois Press Freedom from Advertising
Book SynopsisScripps's daring endeavor to produce a newspaper without advertisingTrade Review"Fascinating."--Editor and Publisher"Offering details about Scripps's campaign of secrecy surrounding the experiment, his dislike of department store executives, and his support for labor, this book is an important edition to the literature. . . . Recommended."--Choice"This book's narrow focus on the Day Book makes an appealing case study of the financing and operating of an American newspaper."--Journal of American History"A failed newspaper of the 1910s might seem to hold little relevance for the challenges of twenty-first century journalism. E.W. Scripps's Day Book, however, turns out to offer a case study about the complexities of two current seminal journalistic debates: the role of objectivity and the search for a viable business model to accommodate the industry's civic responsibility."--American Journalism"Stoltzfus demonstrates that he is more than just an excellent researcher and writer. The author connects the mission of The Day Book almost 100 years ago with the twenty-first century world of the media."--Journalism History
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University of Illinois Press The Scripps Newspapers Go to War 191418
Book SynopsisBefore radio and television, E. W. Scripps's twenty-one newspapers, major newswire service, and prominent news syndication service comprised the first truly national media organization in the United States. Dale E. Zacher details the scope, organization, and character of the mighty Scripps empire during World War I and reveals how the pressures of the market, government censorship, propaganda, and progressivism transformed news coverage. Zacher's account delves into details inside a major newspaper operation during World War I and provides fascinating accounts of its struggles with competition, attending to patriotic duties, and internal editorial dissent. Zacher also looks at war-related issues, considering the newspapers' relationship with President Woodrow Wilson, American neutrality, the move to join the war, and fallout from disillusionment over the actuality of war. As Zacher shows, the progressive spirit and political independence at the Scripps newspapers came under attack andTrade Review"There are few more combistible combinations than a father, a son, and a newspaper chain. . . . The story is told effectively ... and is an excellent addition to the flourishing Illinois 'History of Communication' series."--Columbia Journalism Review"Straightforward, rich in detail, and free of scholarly abstruseness and jargon. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice“Zacher has dug deep into the Scripps archives to tell [a story] about the tensions surrounding the coverage of war—or of any national crisis—and how they can affect the ideals to which journalists cling.”--Journalism History“This study is valuable not only for expanding what we know of the Scripps empire, but also for what is perhaps the first case study of how a large news media organization adapted to the challenges of World War I.”--American Journalism“Provides new insights into the chain’s decision making in wartime.”--Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"Zacher's account ... is detailed and often absorbing. Based on scrupulous research in the Scripps organization's archives, he leaves few stones unturned."--American Historical Review"The Scripps Newspapers Go to War is a fascinating, well-written, and well-documented chronicle of a company going through great change. Zacher captures the Scripps concern during a period of real challenges--dealing with Woodrow Wilson; going through the beginning of World War I; experiencing generational changes in ownership and management; and undergoing transitions within the company as it grows in power, prestige, and wealth."--Gerald Baldasty, author of E. W. Scripps and the Business of Newspapers"Anyone interested in the role of an important communications organization in helping impel the nation toward war should find The Scripps Newspapers Go to War fascinating, and somewhat frightening, reading. The importance of the nation's first national news organization--composed of twenty-one newspapers, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the second largest wire service--has not received the attention it deserves until now."--Dwight I. Teeter Jr., coauthor of Fanatics and Fire-Eaters: Newspapers and the Coming of the Civil WarTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The concern: June 27, 1914 13 2. Seeds Get Planted: June 1914 to May 1915 32 3. Harsh Realities: May to November 1915 58 4. "Genuine Enthusiastic Support": November 1915 to November 1916 81 5. Democracy versus Autocracy: December 1916 to July 1917 106 6. "To Advocate a Policy and to Yourself Meet Its Requirements": July to December 1917 137 7. Reconsidering an "Ostrich Type of Patriotism": 1918 172 Conclusion: "Harder . . . to Be of Public Service" 211 Notes 225 Bibliography 279 Index 281
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MO - University of Illinois Press Shadow of the Racketeer Scandal in Organized
Book SynopsisA detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against itTrade ReviewWinner of Labor History's Prize for the best book on labor history, 2010. "An engaging and illuminating work on a crucial episode in the development of the image of organized labor in the U.S."--EH.Net"Through creative use of FBI and court records, Witwer carefully peels open the intricate layers of several high profile labor scandals that Westbrook Pegler exposed in the World War II era, exploring how organized crime came to control two important unions. Well conceived and judiciously argued."--Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, author of Waves of Opposition: Labor and the Struggle for Democratic Radio"David Witwer is a remarkably energetic and insightful historian, and his study of Westbrook Pegler and the role he played in the construction of a New Deal era discourse of corruption and racketeering within the house of labor is an extremely provocative and path-breaking book."--Nelson Lichtenstein, author of State of the Union: A Century of American LaborTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vi Introduction: "Peglerized" 1 1. The Columnist: A Crusading Jouranlist 15 2. The Outfit: Organized Crime and Labor Racketeering 37 3. Browne, Bioff, and Scalise: The Dynamics of Union Corruption 59 4. The Hollywood Case: Racketeering in the 1930s from a Business Perspective 83 5. Union Members and Corruption: Exploitation and Disillusionment 103 6. Union Members and Corruption: The Potential for Reform 119 7. The Newsmen: "Molders of Public Opinion" 147 8. The Scandal's Political Impact: Pegler and Antiunionism 175 9. "Labor Must Clean House": The Challenge of Responding to Pegler 205 Conclusion: Opportunities Lost and Opportunities Taken 233 Notes 255 Index 319
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MO - University of Illinois Press Pen and Sword American War Correspondents
Book SynopsisLinking war correspondence to the history of modern warfareTrade Review"A stimulating inquiry into the place of war correspondents in twentieth-century American life. Part history and part theory, Mary S. Mander's work is provocative. Her effort to recover the voices of journalists and the dance between them and the military and government is extremely important."--Owen V. Johnson, coauthor of Eastern European Journalism: Past, Present, and Future"A thoughtful consideration of the history and culture of war correspondence in the United States. Written in an engaging, muscular voice and filled with flashes of insight, Pen and Sword makes novel arguments based on significant archival research."--John C. Nerone, coauthor of The Form of News: A History
£33.30
University of Illinois Press Pacific Citizens
Book SynopsisDiscusses the power of the press in Japanese American historyTrade Review"This collection of the couples' personal letters and articles in the Pacific Citizens, and other publications is a positive example of how the United States corrects its errors and learns from them. . . . A welcome addition to the University of Illinois Press Asian American Experience series, providing fascinating insights into the struggles of Japanese Americans during the 20th century."--Journalism History"Fills a gap in the historical record by examining the main Japanese American newspaper published outside the camps. Pacific Citizens would be a welcome addition to college journalism classes about race, class, and gender."--Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"A complex and nuanced portrait of Larry and Guyo Tajiri, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) newspaper, Pacific Citizen, and the National JACL."--Nichi Bei"Pacific Citizens is an extraordinary piece of historical scholarship. Robinson possesses the rare facility among professional historians of being analytically rigorous while at the same time writing in narrative prose characterized by grace and accessibility."--Arthur A. Hansen, coeditor of Reflections on Shattered Windows: Promises and Prospects for Asian American Studies
£45.90
University of Illinois Press Making the News Popular
Book SynopsisThe professional judgment of gatekeepers defined the American news agenda for decades. Making the News Popular examines how subsequent events brought on a post-professional period that opened the door for imagining that consumer preferences should drive news production--and unleashed both crisis and opportunity on journalistic institutions. Anthony Nadler charts a paradigm shift, from market research's reach into the editorial suite in the 1970s through contemporary experiments in collaborative filtering and social news sites like Reddit and Digg. As Nadler shows, the transition was and is a rocky one. It also goes back much further than many experts suppose. Idealized visions of demand-driven news face obstacles with each iteration. Furthermore, the post-professional philosophy fails to recognize how organizations mobilize interest in news and public life. Nadler argues that this civic function of news organizations has been neglected in debates on the future of journalism. Only with Trade Review"Recommended."--Choice "With Making the News Popular, Anthony Nadler offers a unique contribution to the growing body of scholarship trying to make sense of the fragmentation of journalism's high-modern paradigm and the democratic implications of the various models of news that have emerged in its stead."--Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly "This important book offers a penetrating and original analysis of how news audiences are mobilized. With his path-breaking contribution to media studies and journalism history, Nadler has woven a captivating account that reveals how media institutions--from traditional newspapers to cable news and social news sites--shape our preferences, and why this matters for democratic society. Making News Popular should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking a critical understanding of the economic and cultural imperatives that drive our news media."--Victor Pickard, author of America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform"In this imaginative and original history, Tony Nadler shows how, since the 1970s, U.S. news institutions have embraced the principle that consumer preferences rather than editorial expertise should determine the news agenda. Along the way, he asks important questions about the consequences of this enduring approach for our own digital news era. How do the news media shape and constrain the very audience choices they claim to measure? What are the consequences for our public culture and democracy? How can we build a more participatory, inclusive, and democratic news media? An illuminating, challenging, and highly readable account."--Kathy Roberts Forde, author of Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment
£77.35
University of Illinois Press Interactive Journalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The future of interactive journalism will not depend on whether it can increase page views or session times, but whether it can deepen our readers' and viewers' engagement with complex issues. Nikki Usher's Interactive Journalism is a great introduction into this emerging field of journalism where the most collaborative and interdisciplinary team players will thrive."--Wolfgang Blau, Director of Digital Strategy, Chief Digital Officer, Condé Nast International"In Interactive Journalism, Nikki Usher skillfully answers three questions rarely addressed at the same time: how are newsrooms changing with their adoption of interactive journalism, what economic and cultural factors are driving this adoption, and why new ways of telling stories may affect the impact of journalism."--James T. Hamilton, author of All the News That's Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News"For future scholars of journalism production, this book will provide an important look at how interactive journalism--a subfield that seems likely to expand and transform in the coming decades--was practiced in the second decade of the 21st century." --Newspaper Research Journal"Usher's book is an ambitious and foundational text for understanding this new subspecialty, and as such, it should beget a new generation of inquiry into the political economy and boundary issues it deftly raises." --New Media & Society"As the first sustained investigation of this new form of journalism, Usher's main argument is persuasive....Her book will certainly serve as a foundational text for scholars turning their attention to this growing journalistic practice." --Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"A thorough and multifaceted study of the evolution of journalism and what it means for both journalists, readers and communication in general." --European Journal of Communication"Walker-McWilliams has written a fascinating accessible biography of union organizer Rev. Addie Wyatt, whose life's work was at the intersection of organized labor, civil rights, women's rights, and the church." --Library Journal"Nikki Usher is once again on the frontline of the newsroom, with this vivid account of the rise of maker culture in online news. Expertly cutting through the techno-jargon, Usher provides the definitive portrait of interactive journalism--from its economic benefits and professional challenges to its potential to fundamentally transform how all of us see and engage with the world."--Rod Benson, New York University
£77.35
University of Illinois Press Front Pages Front Lines
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Drawing from a constellation of contemporary theory from multiple disciplines, including social movement theory, intersectionality, and status politics, Front Pages, Front Lines brings together new perspectives on suffrage and offers compelling suggestions for further research into media and social change." --Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly "The greatest strength of this collection is the diversity that it represents . . . worth a slot on the bookshelf of any supporter of women's rights who realize the fight still rages on." --American Journalism "Steiner, Kitch, and Kroeger have put together an important and fascinating anthology, the first book to explore, in depth, the complex relationship between the US women's suffrage movement and the media that both supported and resisted it. . . . Highly recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsBack coverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Historiography: Women’s Suffrage and the Media2. Nineteenth-Century Suffrage Journals: Inventing and Defending New Women3. The Woman’s Exponent: A Utah Case Study in the Campaign for Women’s Suffrage4. Writing and “Righting”: African American Women Seek the Vote5. Woman Suffrage and the New Negro in the Black Public Sphere6. Differently Radical: Suffrage Issues and Feminist Ideas in The Crisis and The Masses7. A Countermovement on the Verge of Defeat: Antisuffragist Arguments in 1917 Press Coverage8. Discourses of Race and Masculinity in the Nashville Press:“A White Man’s Country and a White Man9. The Facilitators: Elites in the Victory of the Women’s Suffrage Movement10. After Suffrage: An Uncharted Path11. Memory, Interrupted: A Century of Remembering and Forgetting the Story of Women’s SuffrageAfterword: Women’s Suffrage, the Press, and the Enduring Problem of White SupremacyAbout the ContributorsIndexBack cover
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University of Illinois Press Mr. Associated Press
Book SynopsisFinalist for theAEJMC Tankard Book Award Between 1925 and 1951, Kent Cooper transformed the Associated Press, making it the world's dominant news agency while changing the kind of journalism that millions of readers in the United States and other countries relied on. Gene Allen's biography is a globe-spanning account of how Cooper led and reshaped the most important institution in American--and eventually international--journalism in the mid-twentieth century. Allen critically assesses the many new approaches and causes that Cooper championed: introducing celebrity news and colorful features to a service previously known for stodgy reliability, pushing through disruptive technological innovations like the instantaneous transmission of news photos, and leading a crusade to bring American-style press freedom--inseparable from private ownership, in Cooper's view--to every country. His insistence on truthfulness and impartiality presents a sharp contrast to much of today's fractured journTrade Review"Highlighting historical facts and perspectives, showcasing a who's who in the news industry, Mr. Associated Press easily serves as required reading for journalism students. Bridging gaps of knowledge from one decade to the next, it offers insights into how an upstart news route expanded to cover the world, and why journalism -- rightly or wrongly -- has become nearly synonymous with 'the media'." --Project Censored“Allen uses the figure of Kent Cooper to narrate a compelling and important story of American news from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. An incredibly valuable book for scholars of communications, media, journalism, history, and American foreign relations.”--Heidi Tworek, author of News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900–1945Table of ContentsAcknowledgments “Fitting himself for the newspaper profession” Apprenticeship and Ascent Celebrity News and Competition: Transforming the Domestic News Service The Opposition International Ambitions The Japanese Gambit New Media Politics, External and Otherwise The Shadow of War The Government Suit The Crusade The Voice of America Mr. Associated Press Notes Bibliography Index
£87.55
