Books

An American Correspondent Brings Africa Out of the Shadows

By Wilson Wanene• Books• June 15, 2005

‘Western reporters in Africa get away with an ignorance that would not be tolerated if they were assigned to other world regions ….’ Read more

The Global Poverty Beat

By Chris Waddle• Books• June 15, 2005

‘What choices will news organizations make in the years ahead about coverage of the world’s poor and their problems?’ Two new books provide direction. Read more

A Remembrance of Foreign Reporting

By John Maxwell Hamilton• Books• June 15, 2005

In ‘Bad News,’ a retired network correspondent eulogizes the decline of foreign news reporting. Read more

Passionate Criticism of Iraq War Coverage By the American Press

By Tom Wicker• Books• June 15, 2005

A journalist longs for a more ‘dispassionate discussion’ of U.S. war policy. Read more

Getting an Up-Close View of the Military in Iraq

By Alissa J. Rubin• Books• June 15, 2005

‘For the first time it has been possible for large numbers of journalists to observe closely the behavior of U.S. troops and how it refracted among Iraqis.’ Read more

Seeing What Others Failed to Notice

By Edward A. Gargan• Books• June 15, 2005

Reporting from Baghdad, Jon Lee Anderson ‘offers a profound antidote to the simplistic impulses of American television news ….’ Read more

Making Visible What Is Purposely Hidden

By Susana Barciela• Books• December 15, 2004

Author Mark Dow writes about what happens, but is usually unseen, in immigration prisons. Read more

The Evolving Role and Reputation of Arab Broadcasters

By Doug Struck• Books• December 15, 2004

Shifting perceptions of reality in Iraq ‘expose the futility of our journalistic faith in the truth.’ Read more

Portrait of a Courageous Guatemalan Journalist

By Mauricio Lloreda• Books• December 15, 2004

‘Though the book features events from the past, it should be read as a story that can offer us much to contemplate about our present.’ Read more

Securing the Right to Be Heard

By Kay Mills• Books• June 15, 2004

A new book explores how a 1960’s case about race in Mississippi transformed television news and the Federal Communications Commission. Read more