What did you do in the war? It was one of the most salient questions of the 20th century, as pregnant with harrowing implications as it was innocent. Now, as we complete the first decade of the new century, it bears repeating. Because we—we as citizens and humans and especially we of the press—are at war. It is a war we did not start, but one that must be fought to the finish. It is a war against truth, against freedom and against a future for our grandchildren. In short, everything that matters. Bizarrely, but unsurprisingly, it is a war in which we—the media—have been cast as the enemy. The enemy of the people. Us. Not the authoritarians. Not the frauds. Not the demagogues. Not the purveyors of Big Lies and small ones. Not the conspiracy peddlers. Not the constitution wreckers. Not the BFFs of murderous adversaries. Not the coddlers of war criminals. Not the convicted administration felons. Not the cagers of small children. Not the congressional Soldiers of Oz who—even as their branch of government is being obstructed in its constitutional duties—have taken on the vilification of all those who would question the Wizard’s conduct. And, by the way, not just the press. Also the intelligence agencies, the Justice Department, the judiciary, the FBI, the State Department, the National Security Council, the Pentagon, the National Weather Service, immigrants, Gold Star families, women, the LGBT community, academia, science, Christianity Today and—whaddya call it—reality.... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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The Kavanaugh fight shows how the GOP weaponized the process, Jackie Calmes writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In his new book, 'Forged in War: How a Century of War Created Today’s Information Society,' author and library educator R. David Lankes explores how a century of war has shaped our knowledge infrastructure—and why we must chart a new, more humane course for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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YA book Blackout (Electric Monkey) has been picked up in a nine-way auction by Netflix with Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and Temple Hill Entertainment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-14 21:05:47 UTC ]
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‘The Vixen’ offers an illuminating reflection on the slippery nature of truth in America, then and now. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-06 15:13:54 UTC ]
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Red Arrow Studios has co-development rights with Playground for all 75 novels and 28 short stories about the French detective Jules Maigret. The post Maigret Rides Again: Playground Entertainment Options Georges Simenon’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-25 18:59:14 UTC ]
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The rediscovered, initially unpublished, novel by Richard Wright, 'The Man Who Lived Underground,' has been optioned by Paramount in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott Ellsworth’s book centers on the voices and experiences of the city’s Black residents. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Gordon's new production company's London wing has picked up the forthcoming HarperCollins UK release. The post Film Rights: London’s BKS Agency Has an Option for Stephen McGinty’s ‘The Dive’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-21 18:13:27 UTC ]
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Williams Collins has pre-empted a memoir by political columnist and commentator Daniel Finkelstein uncovering his family’s devastating experiences of persecution during the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-05 16:01:10 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cohn goes behind the scenes, including relaying Joe Biden’s surprising advice. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an update to their coronavirus masking guidance. Fully vaccinated people can now go maskless outdoors, apart from in crowds, and even people who aren’t fully vaccinated can exercise maskless outdoors alone or with their household.... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-04-28 12:29:35 UTC ]
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Every love story is built with inherently high stakes. After all, a heart can be the ultimate prize, and courtship a most dangerous risk. And love, as we all know, won’t stop for much. Our hearts pay no attention to timing or impediments, and logic falls by the wayside as we feel the anguish of... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-04-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A former radio producer, she interviewed thousands of veterans for books that made her known as “the recording angel of the common soldier.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-22 15:07:00 UTC ]
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The author of the memoir Blow Your House Down talks about secrecy, accountability, and resisting happy endings. Continue reading at Guernica
[ Guernica | 2021-04-19 13:00:21 UTC ]
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A scholar tries to make the case that we have evolved past the need for armed conflict. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A new imprint from Steerforth promotes books that offer open, thoughtful explorations of challenging topics and issues. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Integrity is in short supply in many newsrooms, argues Michael Newman, while Eddie O’Brien says journalists must do more to reflect opposing views in their reports Clive Myrie nails down much of what is eating away at the heart of modern written journalism (What is journalism for? The short... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-16 17:09:27 UTC ]
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The New-York Historical Society award goes to a study of fractures in American society a year after Pearl Harbor, which resonates amid the pandemic today. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-15 16:00:06 UTC ]
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A conservative publisher’s rejected ad for a historical novel led to complaints of cancel culture. Here’s what really happened. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In “Amoralman,” the sleight-of-hand artist Derek DelGaudio turns to philosophy in an attempt to understand the nature of reality and deception. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-02 16:45:00 UTC ]
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