During a webinar about his book sponsored by Washington University Oct. 1, Walter Johnson, the Harvard professor who wrote “Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States, ” was asked by William Freivogel, publisher of the Gateway Journalism Review, to comment on the review GJR has published about his book in September. Johnson’s response was … [Read more...] about The broken heart of America: A response to Walter Johnson
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GJR book review: McChesney critique mired in Marxist ideology
Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy Author: Robert McChesney Publisher: The New Press, New York Hardcover: $27.95, 299 pages The “collapse of journalism” is a hot topic these days. Although its decline preceded the Internet, the Internet appears to be the preferred news medium and a major cause for the failing media … [Read more...] about GJR book review: McChesney critique mired in Marxist ideology
Book review: “Ugly War, Pretty Package”
Deborah L. Jaramillo’s book, "Ugly War, Pretty Package" is a close analysis of the cable news coverage of the early days of the war in Iraq. Although CNN and Fox News are often seen as left-leaning and right-leaning counterpoints in the world of cable news, respectively, Jaramillo argues there is more that makes them alike than different. She argues that in their coverage of … [Read more...] about Book review: “Ugly War, Pretty Package”