Into the buzzsaw : leading journalists expose the myth of a free press / edited by Kristina Borjesson ; foreword by Gore Vidal.

Other author Börjesson, Kristina.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2002.
Description392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The price of liberty / Gerard Colby -- The fox, the hounds, and the sacred cows / Jane Akre -- The silence of the lambs : an American in journalistic exile / Greg Palast -- Shouting at the crocodile / Maurice Murad -- Into the buzzsaw / Kristina Borjesson -- Coal mine canaries / David E. Hendrix -- When black becomes white / Philip Weiss -- Stories we love, stories we hate / Helen Malmgren -- The story no one wanted to hear / J. Robert Port -- A dream job / April Oliver -- Verdict first, evidence later : the case for Bobby Garwood / Monika Jensen-Stevenson -- Let's blow up our brand : the dangerous course of today's broadcast newsrooms / Karl Idsvoog -- Mainstream media : the drug war's shills / Michael Levine -- The mighty Wurlitzer plays on / Gary Webb -- Crimes and silence : the CIA's criminal acts and the media's silence / John Kelly -- What happened to good old-fashioned muckraking? / Carl Jensen -- The light that won't go out / Brant Houston -- The rise and fall of professional journalism / Robert McChesney.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002019181
ISBN1573929727 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN4738 .I58 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold