Books

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…

“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…

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…

A new book offers in-depth interviews with eight people committed to free press, including a lawyer behind the Pentagon Papers case

"Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy and the Black Struggle for a New America" highlights the press as an important, non-neutral actor during the Jim Crow era

Joshua Prager, NF ’11, has made a career of sharing secrets. In one case, the former Wall Street Journal writer revealed the identity of the only anonymous Pulitzer Prize winner;…

Contrary to popular thought at the end of the 20th century, religion has continued to be an important aspect of modern life

Ken Ellingwood examines the life of abolitionist journalist and newspaper editor Elijah Parish Lovejoy in his new book, "First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press…

Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner explore how a media network crisis drives conspiracy theories in “You Are Here”

In his new book “Mistrust,” Ethan Zuckerman explores how online spaces have transformed political participation