Kneading Journalism: Essays on baking bread and breaking down the news

“Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required.”

By the time a photographer spotted these words on a shirt at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in November 2016, it had long been clear that a growing number of Americans had not-so-subtle reservations about journalists. In an age that some demonize the media as an “enemy of the people,” it’s time for a heart-to-heart about what journalism is, and what it could be.

And while we break down the news business, let’s also bake some bread.

In Kneading Journalism, award-winning international journalist Tony Ganzer provides an insider's view of the Fourth Estate through compelling personal narratives and keen insights. Essays transport the reader from a bread riot before the French Revolution, to the inside of Germany’s public media and bread industries, to the streets of post-revolutionary Cairo, all while exploring the who, what, and why of journalism.

Kneading Journalism provides readers bite-sized thoughts on journalism and society, and basic bread recipes for any level of baker.

Before we can break bread, we need to bake bread.

Tony Ganzer has spent decades as an award-winning journalist, podcaster, and international communications professional in the U.S. and Europe. He is a former correspondent for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, and also worked as a public radio host and reporter for major market outlets in Germany and the U.S., reporting on Nobel laureates, asylum seekers, heads of state, and many others. His journalism work was published by, among others, National Public Radio, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, and PRI. He holds an M.A. in International Relations and World Order from the University of Leicester, and an M.B.A. from Youngstown State University. He earned his B.S. in Journalism from the University of Idaho. He was awarded the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship for young American leaders for a year professional placement in Germany. He is also recipient of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship for American journalists to work with German media outlets, and was named a next generation leader by the German Marshall Fund. He likes bread baking for family and friends, playing guitar, and exploring faith stories through his Faith Full Podcast. He speaks fluent German, and a bit of French on a good day. Learn more at www.anthonyganzer.com