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Type: educational

Status: favorite

Authors: Wendy Call Mark Kramer

Tags: journalism nonfiction writing

Description: A great look at narrative journalism, with inspiration and tips for the trade from some ofA great look at narrative journalism, with inspiration and tips for the trade from some of the finest practioners....

2007-04-19

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Type: educational

Status: neutral

Author: James C. Foust

Tags: web video newmedia journalism audio

Description: Basic introduction, somewhat dated but still provides a good overview.

2007-03-23

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: John V. Pavlik

Tags: web newmedia journalism internet

Description: Written in early 2001, holds up surprisingly well in limning the challenges and opportunitiesWritten in early 2001, holds up surprisingly well in limning the challenges and opportunities for media in the new age....

2007-03-15

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Authors: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Edith Grossman

Tags: history memoir journalism literature

Description: The first volume of Marquez's memoirs is astonishing: passionate, crammed with storiesThe first volume of Marquez's memoirs is astonishing: passionate, crammed with stories told with great writing....

2006-11-03

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Christopher de Bellaigue

Tags: history iran memoir journalism

Description: A great look inside Iran, it's people and recent history. De Bellaigue's first-personA great look inside Iran, it's people and recent history. De Bellaigue's first-person reporting and his interaction with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) Iranians make for a brisk and interesting read....

2006-10-03

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Lillian Ross

Tags: journalism writing profiles new_yorker

Description: Ross's book isn't a series of do's and don't's for would-be journalists.Ross's book isn't a series of do's and don't's for would-be journalists. Her notes are brief; her lessons embedded in the reprints of her wonderfully crafted pieces....

2006-09-27

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Michael Ignatieff

Tags: history philosophy journalism afghanistan balkans

Description: Three short essays on the new realities of empire as it applies to Afghanistan, Kosovo, BosniaThree short essays on the new realities of empire as it applies to Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia and, by association, Iraq. Dated but essential reading....

2006-07-10

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Type: educational

Status: favorite

Author: Stephen J. A. Ward

Tags: philosophy journalism media ethics

Description: Heavy going, but excellent depth and strong writing, as author Stephen Ward lays out a newHeavy going, but excellent depth and strong writing, as author Stephen Ward lays out a new theory of pragmatic objectivity for journalists....

2006-05-25

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Samuel G. Freedman

Tags: journalism mentoring

Description: Insightful introduction to the skills and desires necessary for journalism and writing.

2006-05-12

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Type: documentary

Status: favorite

Author: Jay Rosen

Tags: journalism media

Description: An indepth look at the public journalism movement that also says a lot about where journalismAn indepth look at the public journalism movement that also says a lot about where journalism is, and could be, in relation to a civil society....

2006-03-15