Second Read - Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-231-15930-2
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 312 g

Reihe: Columbia Journalism Review Books

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 Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Rachel Carson, and Gabriel García Márquez, among others. It also highlights pivotal moments and movements in journalism as well as the innovations of award-winning writers.

Essays include Rick Perlstein on Paul Cowan's The Tribes of America; Nicholson Baker on Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year; Dale Maharidge on James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men; Marla Cone on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring; Ben Yagoda on Walter Bernstein's Keep Your Head Down; Ted Conover on Stanley Booth's The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones; Jack Shafer on Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Connie Schultz on Michael Herr's Dispatches; Michael Shapiro on Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day; Douglas McCollam on John McPhee's Annals of the Former World; Tom Piazza on Norman Mailer's Armies of the Night; Thomas Mallon on William Manchester's The Death of a President; Miles Corwin on Gabriel García Márquez's The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor; David Ulin on Joan Didion's Slouching Toward Bethlehem; and Claire Dederer on Betty MacDonald's Anybody Can Do Anything.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marcus, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionRick Perlstein on Paul Cowan's The Tribes of AmericaNicholson Baker on Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague YearDale Maharidge on James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous MenRobert Lipsyte on Paul Gallico's Farewell to SportMarla Cone on Rachel Carson's Silent SpringBen Yagoda on Walter Bernstein's Keep Your Head DownEvan Cornog on A. J. Liebling's The Earl of LouisianaTed Conover on Stanley Booth's The True Adventures of the Rolling StonesJack Shafer on Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid TestNaresh Fernandes on Palagummi Sainath's Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India's Poorest DistrictsChris Lehmann on Charles Raw, Bruce Page, and Godfrey Hodgson's Do You Sincerely Want to Be Rich?Connie Schultz on Michael Herr's DispatchesMichael Shapiro on Cornelius Ryan's The Longest DayDouglas McCollam on John McPhee's Annals of the Former WorldScott Sherman on Marshall Frady's WallaceGal Beckerman on Rian Malan's My Traitor's HeartJohn Maxwell Hamilton on Vincent Sheean's Personal HistoryTom Piazza on Norman Mailer's Armies of the NightThomas Mallon on William Manchester's The Death of a PresidentMiles Corwin on Gabriel García Márquez's The Story of a Shipwrecked SailorDavid Ulin on Joan Didion's Slouching Towards BethlehemJustin Peters on Peter Fleming's Brazilian AdventureClaire Dederer on Betty MacDonald's Anybody Can Do AnythingContributors

Über Autor(innen)

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 Graduate School of Journalism, is one of the world's most respected resources for media criticism and commentary.