Books

Seeing What Others Failed to Notice

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

Making Visible What Is Purposely Hidden

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

The Evolving Role and Reputation of Arab Broadcasters

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

Portrait of a Courageous Guatemalan Journalist

‘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.’

Securing the Right to Be Heard

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

Digging Beneath Quotes to Tell the Story

A reporter decides to ‘cover what government does instead of what politicians say.’

Measuring the News Media’s Effectiveness

A new annual report locates plenty of contradictory trends and perceptions.

A Scholarly Look at War Reporting

In assessing coverage of war, contributors look for connections to the daily practice of journalism.

Weaving Together Stories Waiting to Be Told

Writing a book is like preparing a long newspaper series, only more so. First, I went to the law books to read the two appeals court decisions and then tracked…

The Idea of Educating Journalists

Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism travels a long, bumpy road to approach its founder’s vision.