| Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq Contributor(s): Spinner, Jackie (Author), Spinner, Jenny (With), Ignatius, David (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0743288556 ISBN-13: 9780743288552 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: "Washington Post" reporter Jackie Spinner covered the war in Iraq from May 2004 to March 2005 and rose from the most junior reporter to the "Posts" Baghdad Bureau Chief. Here, she chronicles the nine months she spent living and reporting in Iraq. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.82" W x 8.4" (0.62 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In her gripping account of the Iraq war, Jackie Spinner goes beyond the headlines to reveal the challenges of reporting news in a place where danger and fear accompany journalists everywhere. This is a vivid and personal story of her time in Iraq -- where for thirteen months she covered the war from its center in Baghdad, Fallujah, Kurdistan, and Abu Ghraib -- and of being transformed from a naive woman and rookie correspondent into a seasoned foreign reporter. Jackie's account is punctuated by brief vignettes written by her identical twin sister, Jenny, who watched as Jackie was drawn further and further into a world increasingly fraught with danger. Every morning she looked for Jackie's byline in the Post, knowing only then that her sister had survived another day. Through it all -- the violence and fear as well as the moments of humor, camaraderie, and warmth -- Jackie Spinner brings home, with brilliant intensity and candor, what it is like to report on a war under exceptional circumstances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spinner, Jackie: - Jackie Spinner is a staff writer for The Washington Post and has appeared on many major television and radio news shows. She won the Distinguished International Reporting award from the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild for her reporting in Iraq.Spinner, Jenny: - Jenny Spinner is an assistant professor of English at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, where she teaches writing and journalism. |