Random Review Reads: Breaking News
Books on topics relating to Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now by Alan Rusbridger. Learn more about Random Review here: https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/random-review/


Truth in our times : inside the fight to save press freedom in the age of alternative facts
by David E. McCraw

A prominent New York Times newsroom lawyer whose scathing reply to Trump's demand for a retraction about his sexual abuses went viral in October 2016 shares insight into the conflicts and controversies impacting press freedom in today's America
Truth worth telling : a reporter's search for meaning in the stories of our times
by Scott Pelley

The award-winning CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent presents an uplifting memoir from the frontlines of international journalism that includes firsthand insights into major historical events and world leaders.
Breaking news : the remaking of journalism and why it matters now
by Alan Rusbridger

An urgent account of the revolution that has upended the news business by the former editor-in-chief of The Guardian and author of Play It Again shares cautionary recommendations for practicing responsible journalism in today's technology-driven world
Antisocial media : how facebook disconnects US and undermines democracy
by Siva Vaidhyanathan

Explains how social media platforms like Facebook devolved into a force that deteriorates democratic culture worldwide, from facilitating foreign meddling in American elections to the exploitation of the platform by authoritarians in the Philippines
The smear : how shady political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think, and how you vote
by Sharyl Attkisson

The veteran journalist and best-selling author of Stonewalled exposes the practices of opposition research to reveal how political leaders use their influence to shape public opinion, connecting popular misconceptions to strategic smear campaigns that have influenced voters.
The defender : how the legendary Black newspaper changed America : from the age of the Pullman porters to the age of Obama
by Ethan Michaeli

Drawing on interviews and extensive archival research, an award-winning author, publisher and journalist tells the story ofThe Defender, a great black Chicago newspaper that gave voice to the voiceless and whose pages helped elect mayors and presidents and were filled with columns by legends like Ida B. Wells and Martiin Luther King.
Eye on the struggle : Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black Press
by James McGrath Morris

Describes the life and career of the journalist and network news commentator who publicly asked President Eisenhower to support desegregation and covered such important civil rights events as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the desegregation crisis in Little Rock.
What is happening to news : the information explosion and the crisis in journalism
by Jack Fuller

 
The death and life of American journalism : the media revolution that will begin the world again
by Robert Waterman McChesney

Argues that the current economic model for the support of news gathering and dissemination is no longer viable, but that professional journalism is so important for a democracy that government subsidies are necessary to preserve it

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