Profiles in Journalistic Courage

ISBN 10: 0765807963 / ISBN 13: 9780765807960

Published by Transaction Publishers, 2001

About this Item

A collection of stories about some of the bravest actions of journalists. David Copeland examines the trial of John Peter Zenger, and Graham Hodges unearths the story of David Ruggles, an African-American journalist and abolitionist. With a few exceptions, the stories told are unfamiliar. Editor(s): Giles, Robert; Snyder, Robert W.; Delisle, Lisa; Delisle, Lisa. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322. . 2001. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Profiles in Journalistic Courage
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765807963
• ISBN 13: 9780765807960
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Some of the bravest actions of journalists are unknown, obscured by the passage of time, hidden by veils of anonymity or buried by systematic repression. Profiles in Journalistic Courage corrects this imbalance. With few exceptions, the stories told in this collection are unfamiliar. In the words of Richard Whelan on Robert Capa's vision of the Spanish Civil War, these tales are drawn from the edge of things. Most of the people highlighted here are journalists who worked on the margins of popularity, who blazed new and solitary paths, and who left fleeting legacies.Courageous journalists were not always thanked for their pioneering efforts. Jealousy, political disagreements, and differing conceptions of journalism sometimes fueled criticism of some of those dealt with in this volume. To complicate the subject further, brave journalists do not always act for reasons that win popularity or acclaim. Actions with laudable consequences are sometimes the result of egoism, stubbornness and ignorance, no less than selflessness, prudence, and principle. These psychological dimensions are not avoided in these profiles.In "Yesterday" David Copeland examines the tangled legacy of the trial of John Peter Zenger. Graham Hodges unearths the story of David Ruggles, an African-American journalist and abolitionist. Pamela Newkirk recalls the life and work of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Pierre Albert explores the journalism of the French Resistance. Bernard L. Stein and Hank Klibanoff describe the work and motives of the civil rights movement. The volume covers the journalism of commitment from Northern Ireland to Native American tribes. It closes with an extended essay by James Boylan on varied perspectives on different aspects of courage in journalism, from the capacity to resist threats to the courage to tell people what they may not want to hear or read.

About the Author

Lisa DeLisle