Books

‘A Mad, Headlong Poverty-Stricken Rush’ Across South America

‘A Mad, Headlong Poverty-Stricken Rush’ Across South America

A new book about expat journalists in Brazil details Hunter S. Thompson’s early career.
The Story Behind the Execution of AP Reporter Joseph Morton During WW2

The Story Behind the Execution of AP Reporter Joseph Morton During WW2

A new book examines the work of The Associated Press in covering Nazi Germany.
“A Lot of People Got Really Rich Off of What Happened Here:” How Hedge Funds Helped Destroy Local News

“A Lot of People Got Really Rich Off of What Happened Here:” How Hedge Funds Helped Destroy Local News

Margot Susca’s forthcoming book, “Hedged,” unravels the history of how the ultrawealthy are taking over America’s newspapers
The Tumultuous Early History of Public Media

The Tumultuous Early History of Public Media

A new book examines how the efforts of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters helped create what is now NPR and PBS
How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman

How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman

Elsie Robinson was not simply one of the 20th century’s most prominent women journalists: “I am not a columnist. I am a factory,” Robinson wrote to her editor at Hearst.…
Lessons on Objectivity, Reporting, and Democracy from a 20th Century Reporter

Lessons on Objectivity, Reporting, and Democracy from a 20th Century Reporter

As a journalist for the United Press, Wallace Carroll reported on some of the 20th century’s most significant headlines. After covering the League of Nations for over a decade, Carroll…
The Press and the Presidency, from Washington to Trump

The Press and the Presidency, from Washington to Trump

The Trump years marked a soured relationship between the press and the presidency: Misinformation ran rampant, the partisan divide cut deeper, and the White House routinely launched attacks against journalists.…
How Misinformation Helped Fuel a Public Health Crisis

How Misinformation Helped Fuel a Public Health Crisis

In their new book, “The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free,” published by Columbia Global Reports on April 26, Robert Mahoney and Joel Simon…
How to Democratize News for the Public Good

How to Democratize News for the Public Good

“Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy,” by Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana, and Dominique Méda, asks the question: What happens to a society — and a planet rattled by…
Meet the Buildings That Housed Chicago’s Black Press

Meet the Buildings That Housed Chicago’s Black Press

From The Chicago Defender to Ebony, many prominent Black media outlets have called Chicago home. The buildings the Black press occupied in the city helped establish their identities as outlets…