Imaging Education: the Media and Schools in America Edited by Gene I. Maeroff Teachers College Press. 240 Pages. $50 hc, $23.95 pb.In the winter 1997 edition of Nieman Reports, I issued … Read more
Imaging Education: the Media and Schools in America Edited by Gene I. Maeroff Teachers College Press. 240 Pages. $50 hc, $23.95 pb.In the winter 1997 edition of Nieman Reports, I issued … Read more
After years of self-satisfied isolation, Indonesia finds itself exposed on the world’s financial pages and, occasionally, on front pages. The last time journalists paid so much attention to this immense, complex and fascinating country was 30 years ago when blood … Read more
Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy Stephen L. Carter Basic Books. 338 Pages. $25.America is suffering from a lapse in civility, and the trouble is, according to Stephen Carter, … Read more
From November 1936, when Life magazine’s first issue appeared, until it stopped publication as a weekly in 1972, 88 of the most innovative and revered photographers found, at one time or another, a home for their oftentimes groundbreaking photography. “Life … Read more
News Is A Verb Pete Hamill Library of Contemporary Thought. 102 Pages. $8.95.In the flood of literature lamenting the demise of good journalism, this 102-page book is a small gem. I do not say this because Pete … Read more
It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. We should not kid ourselves by thinking that other people and institutions cannot gather and distribute crucial information. They can, they are, and they will. We are being backed into … Read more
Freedom’s Voice: The Perilous Present and Uncertain Future of the First Amendment Robert D. Richards Brassey’s. 177 Pages. $23.95The New York Times knew what it was doing when it hired Yale … Read more
The Baltimore Afro-American, 1892-1950 Howard Farrar Greenwood Publishing Group 220 Pages. $59.95.Relatively little has been written about the struggle and rise to prominence of America’s most prodigious black newspapers. Now, with … Read more
America’s Most Wanted, 1994. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 24 x 32. By permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. “Painting By Numbers” is a book about art and freedom, authority and control. Read more
