Books

‘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.’

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

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

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

‘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.’

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

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

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

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

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…