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Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage
Marcus J
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Description for Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage
Paperback. Editor(s): Marcus, James; The Staff of the Columbia Journalism Review. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
The Columbia Journalism Review's Second Read series features distinguished journalists revisiting key works of reportage. Launched in 2004 by John Palattella, who was then editor of the magazine's book section, the series also allows authors address such ongoing concerns as the conflict between narrative flair and accurate reporting, the legacy of New Journalism, the need for reporters to question their political assumptions, the limitations of participatory journalism, and the temptation to substitute "truthiness" for hard, challenging fact. Representing a wide range of views, Second Read embodies the diversity and dynamism of contemporary nonfiction while offering fresh perspectives on works by ... Read more
The Columbia Journalism Review's Second Read series features distinguished journalists revisiting key works of reportage. Launched in 2004 by John Palattella, who was then editor of the magazine's book section, the series also allows authors address such ongoing concerns as the conflict between narrative flair and accurate reporting, the legacy of New Journalism, the need for reporters to question their political assumptions, the limitations of participatory journalism, and the temptation to substitute "truthiness" for hard, challenging fact. Representing a wide range of views, Second Read embodies the diversity and dynamism of contemporary nonfiction while offering fresh perspectives on works by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Journalism Review Books
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231159319
SKU
V9780231159319
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About Marcus J
James Marcus is deputy editor of Harper's Magazine and author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut. His work has appeared in many publications, including The Nation, The Los Angeles Times, The Harvard Review, The Paris Review, and Best American Essays 2009. The Columbia Journalism Review, founded in 1961 under the auspices of Columbia University's ... Read more
Reviews for Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage
Let us now praise forgotten nonfiction. It is the fate of great journalism, perhaps, to fade away just a few decades after appearing. Yet that leaves for us the pleasures of rediscovery, which the essays collected in Second Read bring off in superb style.
Thomas Frank, author of The Wrecking Crew and What's the Matter with Kansas? A book ... Read more
Thomas Frank, author of The Wrecking Crew and What's the Matter with Kansas? A book ... Read more