Quill - December 2008 - (Page 9) Hot off the Press “Hot Off the Press” highlights recently released books that are aimed at hot media issues. “God and Country - America in Red and Blue “God and Country” addresses the culture war divisions in American society and attempts to lead us to a new formulation for civil discourse. Sheila Kennedy deftly unravels the competing ideologies that keep us talking past one another rather than engaging in meaningful conversation. Author: Sheila Kennedy ISBN: 978-1-932792-99-7 Cost: $29.95 ” “Liberty and the News” “Liberty and the News” is Walter Lippman’s classic account of how the press threatens democracy whenever it has an agenda other than the free flow of ideas. Arguing that there is a necessary connection between liberty and truth, Lippman excoriates the press, claiming that it exists primarily for its own purposes and agendas and only incidentally to promote the honest interplay of facts and ideas. In response, Lippman seeks to imagine a better way of cultivating the news. Author: Walter Lippman ISBN: 978-0-691-13480-2 Cost: $16.95 “Selling Anxiety - How the News Media Scare Women A strange duality affects the news media today: The more that women advance in the worlds of business, academia, medicine and law, the gloomier the news about women and their achievements becomes. Caryl Rivers unmasks negative representations and sexism in stories about working mothers, powerful political women and female victims, among other topics, and recommends what must be done to halt the news media’s assault of women. Authors: Caryl Rivers ISBN: 978-1-58465-737-8 Cost: $19.95 ” “Community Journalism - Relentlessly Local No matter how ambitious they may be, most novice journalists don’t get their start at The New York Times. They get their first jobs at smaller local community newspapers that require a different style of reporting than the detached, impersonal approach expected of major international publications. As the primary textbook and sourcebook for the teaching and practice of local journalism and newspaper publishing in the United States, “Community Journalism” addresses the issues a small-town newspaper writer or publisher is likely to face. Authors: Jock Lauterer ISBN: 978-0-8078-5629-1 Cost: $37.50 SPJ does not endorse these titles. Prices obtained from publisher or Amazon.com DECEMBER 2008 Quill ” 9 http://www.Amazon.com
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