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Maps with the News: The Development of American Journalistic Cartography
Mark Monmonier

University Of Chicago Press, 1999

Maps with the News is a lively assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. Tracing the use of maps in American news reporting from the eighteenth century to the 1980s, Mark Monmonier explores why and how journalistic maps have achieved such importance. "A most welcome and thorough investigation of a neglected aspect of both the history of cartography and modern cartographic practice."— Mapline "A well-written, ...

Journalistic Fraud: How The New York Times Distorts the News and Why It Can No Longer Be Trusted

43 reviews
Bob Kohn

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Thank you Mr. Kohn for your book!
Giving up tv 9 years ago made my thinking much quicker. 200 to 400 books a year inform me well. But now, sadly newspapers are in my past. They were having an uneasy effect on me, Bob Kohn showed me why. I would buy 2 papers during major events for all points of view. Nothing New, now I see why. The band of "650" are useless clones. They are only "papers" because they have no real news. I ...

Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision-Making
Thomas Rosenstiel

Columbia University Press, 2003

Written by leading professional journalists and classroom-tested at schools of journalism, Thinking Clearly is designed to provoke conversation about the issues that shape the production and presentation of the news in the twenty-first century. These case studies depict real-life moments when people working in the news had to make critical decisions. Bearing on questions of craft, ethics, competition, and commerce, they cover a range of ...

Covering the Courts: Free Press, Fair Trials, and Journalistic Performance (Media Studies Series)

1 review

Transaction Publishers, 1999

For journalists
"Covering the Courts" consists of 18 short chapters written by lawyers and authors about the media and the judicial system in the United States. Topics covered include: the O.J. Simpson and McVeigh cases, cameras in the courtroom and what makes a fair trial. It is clear from this book that those who work for the courts don't always get along with those who report on the courts, and vice versa. I ...

The Big Picture: Why Democracies Need Journalistic Excellence
Jeffrey Scheuer

Routledge, 2007

Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of democracy. But, as countless recent examples of lapsed standards in the press since the Jayson Blair affair have shown, the First Amendment is no guarantee that American journalism will be first-rate. A press in crisis is a democracy endangered, argues Jeffrey Scheuer--cultural critic and author of The Sound Bite Society . In his new book, The Big Picture , Scheuer argues that in order for a ...

Bourdieu and the Journalistic Field
Rodney Benson

Polity, 2005

Bourdieu and the Journalistic Field is an exciting new text which builds on and extends Pierre Bourdieu's impassioned critique of our media-saturated culture. Presenting for the first time in English the work of influential scholars who worked with or were influenced by Bourdieu, this volume is the one and only book for Anglophone scholars seeking a more detailed elaboration of field theory in relation to the mass media. In his short book ...

The Tribes of America: Journalistic Discoveries of Our People and Their Cultures
Paul Cowan

New Press, 2008

A reissue of a fascinating work of "superb" ( Chicago Tribune ) reportage on the fault lines that produced today's red/blue divide. First published in 1979 and long out of print, The Tribes of America is an overlooked classic—a prescient and deeply empathetic work based on seven years of reporting from the front lines of the culture wars that continue to divide America. Long before Tom Frank asked, "What's the matter with Kansas?" ...

A Journalistic Approach to Good Writing: The Craft of Clarity

5 reviews
Robert M. Knight

Iowa State Press, 2003

Good Writing Made Easy
Knight can write. He also can teach his readers how to write clearly, effectively and convincingly. The first two chapters are the most interesting. In the first, he explains the difference between good and bad writing. The second chapter shows how to get started, which often is the hardest part. His main advice is to make it interesting and to get to the point early. He shows how with ...

The Journalistic Imagination: Literary Journalists from Defoe to Capote and Carter
Richard Keeble

Routledge, 2007

Focusing on the neglected journalism of writers more famous for their novels or plays, this new book explores the specific functions of journalism within the public sphere, and celebrate the literary qualities of journalism as a genre. With journalism establishing itself as a creative genre worthy of academic analysis, and with it being an ever-expanding field, The Journalistic Imagination highlights the relevance of the writers’ work to ...

The cholesterol "myth": a case of journalistic failure. (evaluation of research by Thomas J. Moore, author of ...

Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc., 1990

This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on January 1, 1990. The length of the article is 829 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: The cholesterol ...

Journalistic Ethics: Moral Responsibility in the Media (Basic Ethics in Action)
Dale Jacquette

Prentice Hall, 2006

Journalists Under Fire: Information War and Journalistic Practices
Howard Tumber, Frank Webster

Sage Publications Ltd, 2006

Journalists Under Fire: Information War and Journalistic Practices is the first book to combine a conceptually audacious analysis of the changing nature of war with an empirically rich critical analysis of journalists who cover conflict. In this book, authors Howard Tumber and Frank Webster explore questions about Information War and journalistic practices. is the first book to combine a conceptually audacious analysis of the changing nature ...

Journalistic Advocates and Muckrakers: Three Centuries of Crusading Writers
Edd Applegate

McFarland & Company, 1997

H.L. Mencken, Jack Anderson, Rachel Carson, William F. Buckley, Karl Marx, Gloria Steinem, Tad Szulc and David Wise-just a few of the over 100 writers and editors profiled in this work. The writers' major works are the focus, but their overall careers and those who influenced them are also fully detailed.

Campaigns of Curiosity: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in Late Victorian London (Wisconsin ...
Elizabeth L. Banks

University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

In the early 1890s American journalist Elizabeth L. Banks became an international phenomenon through a series of newspaper articles aptly titled "Campaigns of Curiosity." Following the lead of pioneering woman journalist Nellie Bly, Banks gained notoriety through undercover assignments as a "stunt girl." Disguising herself in various (and often hilariously inappropriate) costumes, Banks investigated and made public the working conditions of ...

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