Books

Navigating Racial Tension in The Newsroom

Navigating Racial Tension in The Newsroom

In his new book, Issac J. Bailey examines his efforts as a Black journalist to write forthrightly about race
Photographic Reflections on Peace Following Conflict

Photographic Reflections on Peace Following Conflict

In a new book of photographic essays from the VII Foundation, writers and photojournalists examine the complexities of rebuilding in conflict zones
Drew Pearson vs. Joe McCarthy: The Unmaking of the Modern American Demagogue

Drew Pearson vs. Joe McCarthy: The Unmaking of the Modern American Demagogue

In "Demagogue," his biography of Joe McCarthy, Larry Tye reveals journalist Drew Pearson’s role in taking on and bringing down the infamous senator from Wisconsin
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Coverage of the Kent State Shootings Through the Eyes of a Young Editor

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Coverage of the Kent State Shootings Through the Eyes of a Young Editor

A new book by Robert Giles, editor at an Ohio paper on May 4, 1970, details how he and his staff sorted fact from fiction
“We all need to be investigative critics”

“We all need to be investigative critics”

Music journalist Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly, denial, and truth in the age of #MeToo
Breaking the silence about corruption in Spain’s press

Breaking the silence about corruption in Spain’s press

A new book by a former editor-in-chief of El Mundo has opened a debate about the relationship between business and the media
Agents for Good: How Bots Can Boost Accountability Journalism

Agents for Good: How Bots Can Boost Accountability Journalism

In “Automating the News,” Nicholas Diakopoulos is optimistic about a hybrid human-algorithm journalistic practice
China and the AI Edge

China and the AI Edge

In a nation where privacy is not a core value, AI is being harnessed to create an obedient populace
Photography is "a language that didn't need translation"

Photography is “a language that didn’t need translation”

In "Shooting War: 18 Profiles of Conflict Photographers," Sebastião Salgado tells author Anthony Feinstein why he spends years exploring a single theme
How Hashtag Culture Influences International Conversations

How Hashtag Culture Influences International Conversations

In her new book "Memes to Movements," An Xiao Mina explores how people from a historically overlooked nation such as Uganda are able to drive the conversation on issues in…