Raising Hell: Straight Talk from Investigative Journalists Contributor(s): Chepesiuk, Ron (Editor), Howell, Haney (Editor), Lee, Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 078640356X ISBN-13: 9780786403561 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1997 Annotation: In recent years, a new wave of investigative journalists have become prominent. Some relish being "politically incorrect" (David Brock, author of The Real Anita Hill); others methodically shatter cultural icons (Douglas Frantzs expos of Washington insider Clark Clifford); and still others have revealed such horror as Cold War experimentation on unsuspecting citizens (Eileen Welsomes Pulitzer Prize-winning stories). In their own words, these journalists and nine others (Tim Weiner, John Camp, Marjie Lundstrom, Gerald Posner, Sydney Schanberg, David Burnham, Bryon Acohido, Dan Moldea and Brian Ross) provide insight to their jobs and the role of investigative journalism in American society. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
Dewey: 070.43 |
LCCN: 97018934 |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.96" W x 9.08" (0.61 lbs) 191 pages |
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Publisher Description: In recent years, a new wave of investigative journalists have become prominent. Some relish being politically incorrect (David Brock, author of The Real Anita Hill); others methodically shatter cultural icons (Douglas Frantz's expose of Washington insider Clark Clifford); and still others have revealed such horror as Cold War experimentation on unsuspecting citizens (Eileen Welsome's Pulitzer Prize-winning stories). In their own words, these journalists and nine others (Tim Weiner, John Camp, Marjie Lundstrom, Gerald Posner, Sydney Schanberg, David Burnham, Bryon Acohido, Dan Moldea and Brian Ross) provide insight to their jobs and the role of investigative journalism in American society. |