Submersion Journalism: Reporting in the Radical First Person from Harper's Magazine
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Book Overview
"Submersion journalism" happens when a reporter dares to see a story from the inside: to participate in the events at hand, sometimes undercover, and then to tell the tale from a distinct point of view rather than pretend to some ideal of objectivity. During the Bush years, Harper's correspondents infiltrated the Republican machine, from its lowliest canvassing operation to its corporate and evangelical elite, and they posed as shady clients...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1595583939
ISBN13:9781595583932
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:New Press
Length:322 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Generation of Swine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Brilliant collection from a brilliant periodical. Some of the articles expose such venality that you may become mad enough to spit. Especially scintillating is Ken Silverstein's expose on the lobbyists who were eager to help his (imaginary) firm cover up human rights abuses in Central Asia for the opportunity to exploit natural resources... for a price, of course. It just doesn't stop in this country, does it. Kudos to Harper's and to the New Press.
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