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Book SynopsisA Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter who covered the Supreme Court for
The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse trains an autobiographical lens on a moment of transition in U.S. journalism. Calling herself “an accidental activist,” she raises urgent questions about the role of journalists as citizens and participants in the world around them.
Trade ReviewA delightful, engaging book. I like its personal tone and its feisty, argumentative character. -- Michael Schudson, author of
The Rise of the Right to KnowGreenhouse shows what significant strides journalism has made in what she calls ‘the post-truth age,’ when news stories and headlines now employ language once reserved for opinion pieces or for private conversations among journalists…This brief book of argument and anecdote presents a minefield of challenges that journalism itself is far from unified over how to face. And the ground keeps shifting as the mainstream press does its best to remain a watchdog while resisting the label of adversary. * Kirkus Reviews *
Greenhouse entwines a personal career history with a larger examination of the challenges her profession faces in an increasingly fractious political landscape. -- Kate Tuttle * Boston Globe *
The veteran
New York Times journalist offers a refreshing and fearless challenge to some of journalism’s most revered—and ossified— principles, drawing from her first-hand experience…The final essay of Greenhouse’s book is indeed more memoir than argument, and it’s a fascinating and delightful read. Especially interesting are her reflections on how the Internet has changed the newsroom…
Just a Journalist is a short, precise, top-notch read: illuminating about life as a journalist over the past four decades, but more importantly provocative and intellectually stimulating on some of the core issues facing journalism today. For anyone who cares about the media and its relationship to democracy, her book is a must-read. -- Hans Rollman * PopMatters *
