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The Responsible Journalist - An Introduction to News Reporting and Writing (Paperback): Jennie Dear, Faron Scott The Responsible Journalist - An Introduction to News Reporting and Writing (Paperback)
Jennie Dear, Faron Scott
R4,142 Discovery Miles 41 420 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Buying Reality - Political Ads, Money, and Local Television News (Hardcover): Danilo Yanich Buying Reality - Political Ads, Money, and Local Television News (Hardcover)
Danilo Yanich
R3,452 Discovery Miles 34 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From a certain perspective, the biggest political story of 2016 was how the candidate who bought three-quarters of the political ads lost to the one whose every provocative Tweet set the agenda for the day's news coverage. With the arrival of bot farms, microtargeted Facebook ads, and Cambridge Analytica, isn't the age of political ads on local TV coming to a close? You might think. But you'd be wrong to the tune of $4.4 billion just in 2016. In U.S. elections, there's a lot more at stake than the presidency. TV spending has gone up dramatically since 2006, for both presidential and down-ballot races for congressional seats, governorships, and state legislatures-and the 2020 campaign shows no signs of bucking this trend. When candidates don't enjoy the name recognition and celebrity of the presidential contenders, it's very much business as usual. They rely on the local TV newscasts, watched by 30 million people every day-not Tweets-to convey their messages to an audience more fragmented than ever. At the same time, the nationalization of news and consolidation of local stations under juggernauts like Nexstar Media and Sinclair Broadcasting mean a decreasing share of time devoted to down-ballot politics-almost 90 percent of 2016's local political stories focused on the presidential race. Without coverage of local issues and races, ad buys are the only chance most candidates have to get their messages in front of a broadcast audience. On local TV news, political ads create the reality of local races-a reality that is not meant to inform voters but to persuade them. Voters are left to their own devices to fill in the space between what the ads say-the bought reality-and what political stories used to cover.

The Inner Mirror: Conversations with Ursula Hauser, Art Collector (Hardcover): Ursula Hauser The Inner Mirror: Conversations with Ursula Hauser, Art Collector (Hardcover)
Ursula Hauser; Edited by Laura Bechter, Michaela Unterdoerfer
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grenzen der journalistischen Recherche im Strafrecht und Strafverfahrensrecht (German, Paperback): Manfred Maiwald Grenzen der journalistischen Recherche im Strafrecht und Strafverfahrensrecht (German, Paperback)
Manfred Maiwald; Gabriele Rose
R1,581 Discovery Miles 15 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Berichterstattung durch Medien ist Anknupfungspunkt zahlreicher Beitrage in Rechtsprechung und Literatur. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Kollision der Pressefreiheit mit dem Persoenlichkeitsrecht des durch die Berichterstattung Betroffenen. Die Betroffenheit in der eigenen Person kann aber auch schon fruher erfolgen: zum Zeitpunkt der journalistischen Recherche. Diese Tatigkeit des Journalisten ist bisher kaum Gegenstand der wissenschaftlichen Eroerterung gewesen. Diese Untersuchung soll daher zeigen, welche Grenzen der Freiheit der Recherche gesetzt sind. Um die effektive Reichweite von Rechten zu ermitteln, wird zunachst ihr Inhalt definiert. Was Gegenstand der Recherchefreiheit ist, wird in dem ersten Teil der Arbeit dargelegt. Danach wird aufgezeigt, welchen allgemeinen Grenzen die Recherchefreiheit im Verfassungsrecht und Presserecht unterliegt. Sodann werden die Schranken fur die journalistische Recherche im Strafgesetzbuch untersucht. Schliesslich werden die Begrenzungen dargestellt, die das Strafverfahrensrecht fur die journalistische Recherche enthalt.

The Granta Book of Reportage (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Ian Jack The Granta Book of Reportage (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Ian Jack; Introduction by Ian Jack
R430 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R39 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Since its relaunch in 1979, "Granta" magazine has championed the art and craft of reportage - journalism marked by vivid description, a novelist's eye to form and eyewitness reporting that reveals hidden truths about people and events that have shaped the world we know. This updated edition of "The Granta Book of Reportage" collects a dozen of the finest and most lasting pieces Granta has published. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, John le Carre, as well as new talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, the book covers some of the signal events of our time: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and the aftermath of the American invasion of Iraq.

Opinion Pieces By South African Thought Leaders (Hardcover): Max du Preez Opinion Pieces By South African Thought Leaders (Hardcover)
Max du Preez
R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

This timely collection, compiled and edited by veteran journalist and political commentator Max du Preez, contains critical reflections on various aspects of contemporary South Africa. Each contributor is a significant voice in their area of commentary and is well positioned to explore the complexities of the topic under analysis. The resulting pieces offer insights that will engage all readers interested in understanding and addressing the challenges of an unevenly changing nation. Topics in the collection include: The state of the nation; Personal and social identities - race, ethnicity and class; Environment - climate change and sustainability; Governance - skills, capacity and service delivery; The judicial system; Crime and violence; Education; Race relations and Health care.

Judentum im Wiener Feuilleton (1848--1903) (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.): Martin-Heidegger-Gesellschaft Judentum im Wiener Feuilleton (1848--1903) (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.)
Martin-Heidegger-Gesellschaft
R3,353 Discovery Miles 33 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The study sets out (a) to give an in-depth account of the discursive implications of the complex terms 'Judaism', 'modern' and feuilleton (arts pages) against the background of present-day theories of modernity, alterity and the history of aesthetics, and (b) to demonstrate the interdependency of discourses on politics and literary aesthetics with reference to concrete texts. The analysis of selected Viennese feuilletons (the corpus comprises texts by Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, Ferdinand KA1/4rnberger, Sigmund Schlesinger, Friedrich SchlAgl, Karl Landsteiner, Betty Paoli, Daniel Spitzer, Ludwig Speidel and Theodor Herzl) concentrates on the strategies of literarization employed by bourgeois-liberal journalism in its persistently conservative phase to bolster the concepts of identity informing it.

Zeitungsdruck (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.): Martin Welke, Boris Fuchs Zeitungsdruck (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.)
Martin Welke, Boris Fuchs
R3,330 Discovery Miles 33 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Some Would Call This Living - An Anthology (Hardcover): Herman Bang Some Would Call This Living - An Anthology (Hardcover)
Herman Bang; Translated by Janet Garton, Charlotte Barslund, Paul Russell Garrett
R1,009 R930 Discovery Miles 9 300 Save R79 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Herman Bang (1857-1912) was a sharp-witted observer of the society and manners of his age; with an eye for telling details, he could at one moment mercilessly puncture hypocrisy and arrogance, at the next invoke indignant sympathy for the outcasts and failures of a ruthlessly competitive world. In his novels and especially in his short stories he often takes as his protagonist an unremarkable character who might be dismissed by a casual observer as uninteresting: a failed ballet dancer who scrapes a living as a peripatetic dance teacher in outlying villages ('Irene Holm'), or a lodging-house-keeper's daughter who toils from dawn to dusk to make ends meet ('Froken Caja'). He can also make wicked fun of pretensions and plots, as in 'The Ravens', where the family of the aging Froken Sejer are scheming to have her declared incapable, whilst she is selling off her valuables behind their backs to cheat them of their inheritance. His wide-ranging journalism has many targets, alerting readers to the wretched poverty hidden just a few steps from the thriving city shops or the ineptitude of Europe's ruling houses - as well as celebrating the innovations of the modern age, such as the automobile or the department store. Bang was well known throughout Europe in his lifetime, especially in Germany, where his works were translated early. In the English-speaking world he has had little impact, partly no doubt because of his homosexuality. Even now, only a couple of his novels have been translated. This volume is an attempt to remedy this lack by introducing a broad selection of his short stories and journalism to a new public.

New Essays by De Quincey - His Contributions to the Edinburgh Saturday Post and the Edinburgh Evening Post (Hardcover): Stuart... New Essays by De Quincey - His Contributions to the Edinburgh Saturday Post and the Edinburgh Evening Post (Hardcover)
Stuart M. Tave
R4,958 Discovery Miles 49 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is the first time these essays have been collected and identified as De Quincey's. Each essay or article is reprinted with full annotation and the author's reasons for attributing it to De Quincey. The essays vary in length and in subject matter: some are addressed to "The Editor"; some are critical reviews of contemporary magazines; some are week-to-week political commentaries on issues facing the second Tory party. Together they show De Quincey, the journalist, working on a variety of subjects that occur in his writing before and after this time, from the financing of empires to an attack on Macaulay or an analysis of Burke's mind and style. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

New Essays by De Quincey - His Contributions to the Edinburgh Saturday Post and the Edinburgh Evening Post (Paperback): Stuart... New Essays by De Quincey - His Contributions to the Edinburgh Saturday Post and the Edinburgh Evening Post (Paperback)
Stuart M. Tave
R1,878 Discovery Miles 18 780 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is the first time these essays have been collected and identified as De Quincey's. Each essay or article is reprinted with full annotation and the author's reasons for attributing it to De Quincey. The essays vary in length and in subject matter: some are addressed to "The Editor"; some are critical reviews of contemporary magazines; some are week-to-week political commentaries on issues facing the second Tory party. Together they show De Quincey, the journalist, working on a variety of subjects that occur in his writing before and after this time, from the financing of empires to an attack on Macaulay or an analysis of Burke's mind and style. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

One Thing and Another - Selected Writings 1954-2016 (Paperback): Jonathan Miller One Thing and Another - Selected Writings 1954-2016 (Paperback)
Jonathan Miller; Edited by Ian Greaves 1
R816 Discovery Miles 8 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Do you sometimes think that you might wish that you were a national treasure, like Alan Bennett?' 'I'm rather glad I'm not. I'm quite pleased to be what I think I am, which is a sort of national liability.' Over the course of seven decades, Jonathan Miller has been at the forefront of developments in theatre, opera, comedy, philosophy and scientific debate. This new collection brings together the very best of his acerbic writing. In keeping with Miller's grasshopper mind, One Thing and Another leaps from discussions of human behaviour, atheism, satire, cinema and television, to analysis of the work of M. R. James, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and Truman Capote, by way of reflections on directing Shakespeare, Chekhov, Olivier and opera. A celebrated conversationalist, the book also features a selection of key interviews focusing on his working method. Jonathan Miller is internationally celebrated as one of the last great public intellectuals. Read One Thing and Another to find out why.

Under the Duvet - Deluxe Edition - British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022 (Paperback): Marian Keyes Under the Duvet - Deluxe Edition - British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022 (Paperback)
Marian Keyes
R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

Get comfortable, sink under the covers and dip into the hilarious Under the Duvet: Deluxe Edition for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into bestselling author Marian Keyes' life . . . 'A must-read for all. Keyes' funny and poignant tales will have you chuckling' Heat ________ 'Let's get one thing straight: I'm not an outdoorsy type. If I was offered the choice between white-water rafting and being savaged by a rabid dog, I'd be likely to tick the box marked "dog"' Under the Duvet brings together Marian Keyes' unputdownable and utterly irresistible journalism and musings on life. Whether it's shopping, travel, feminism or fashion, Marian takes us on a riotous anecdote-packed journey into her weird and wonderful world. There are adventures with fake tan, love affairs with shoes and nail varnish, and, as a special treat, she includes seven of her hard-to-find (and, she tells us, harder to write) short stories. Essential for every Marian Keyes fan, Under the Duvet is the essential companion for bedtime reading and - let's face it - our lives as a whole. AS HEARD ON THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'BETWEEN OURSELVES WITH MARIAN KEYES' ________ 'Warm, witty Keyes is unfailingly good company' Radio Times 'Bright, funny and clever' Daily Mail 'I laughed like a drain' Observer 'Light and extremely agreeable' Guardian 'Hilarious' Stylist 'Everything this woman touches turns into comic gold' Cosmopolitan 'A poet of the everyday . . . noticing everything about everything, rendering situations instantly recognisable and funny' Daily Mail This edition includes both Under the Duvet and Further Under the Duvet

The Key Man - How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale (Paperback): Simon Clark, Will Louch The Key Man - How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale (Paperback)
Simon Clark, Will Louch
R324 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Impeccably researched and sumptuous in its detail... It's a page-turner' The Economist 'Well-paced and cleverly organised' The Sunday Times 'Gripping' Guardian 'A pacy and deeply-reported tale' Financial Times Longlisted for the 2021 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the Year In this compelling story of greed, chicanery and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty but now stands accused of masterminding one of the biggest, most brazen frauds ever. Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring and self-made. The founder of the Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj, he was the Key Man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilize the Middle East after 9/11 by providing jobs and guided executives to opportunities in cities they struggled to find on the map. Bill Gates helped him start a billion-dollar fund to improve health care in poor countries, and the UN and Interpol appointed him to boards. Naqvi also won the support of President Obama's administration and the chief of a British government fund compared him to Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible. The only problem? In 2019 Arif Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering at Heathrow airport. A British judge has approved his extradition to the US and he faces up to 291 years in jail if found guilty. With a cast featuring famous billionaires and statesmen moving across Asia, Africa, Europe and America, The Key Man is the story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale. Clark and Louch's thrilling investigation exposes one of the world's most audacious scams and shines a light on the hypocrisy, corruption and greed at the heart of the global financial system. 'An unbelievable true tale of greed, corruption and manipulation among the world's financial elite' Harry Markopolos, the Bernie Madoff whistleblower

Krise der Printmedien - Eine Krise des Journalismus? (German, Hardcover): Gabriele Bartelt-Kircher, Hans Bohrmann, Hannes Haas,... Krise der Printmedien - Eine Krise des Journalismus? (German, Hardcover)
Gabriele Bartelt-Kircher, Hans Bohrmann, Hannes Haas, Otfried Jarren, Horst Poettker, …
R2,396 Discovery Miles 23 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The future of journalism as seen from various perspectives is the subject of the essays in this volume: the training of journalists, media companies as social organisations, journalists and their commitment to a professional code of conduct, journalism and the traditional media business model.

Quintessenz Der Unternehmenskommunikation - Wie Sie Ihre Ziele Im Dialog Mit Ihren Stakeholdern Besser Erreichen Koennen... Quintessenz Der Unternehmenskommunikation - Wie Sie Ihre Ziele Im Dialog Mit Ihren Stakeholdern Besser Erreichen Koennen (German, Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Eva Salzer
R1,600 Discovery Miles 16 000 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Eine erfolgreiche Unternehmensfuhrung ist heute mehr denn je auf eine professionelle Unternehmenskommunikation angewiesen. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in dem Band das Grundwissen der Unternehmenskommunikation sowie Herausforderungen und Losungsansatze anhand von Fallbeispielen dargestellt. Dabei geht es um zwei zentrale Aspekte: das Management der Kommunikationsfunktion im Unternehmen einerseits sowie konzeptionelle und methodische Fragen der Kommunikationsaufgabe andererseits."

The Best American Magazine Writing 2013 (Paperback, 2013): Sid Holt, The American Society of Magazine Editors The Best American Magazine Writing 2013 (Paperback, 2013)
Sid Holt, The American Society of Magazine Editors
R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the stories in this anthology include National Magazine Award-winning works of public interest, reporting, feature writing, and fiction. This year's selections include Pamela Colloff (Texas Monthly) on the agonizing, decades-long struggle by a convicted murderer to prove his innocence; Dexter Filkins (The New Yorker) on the emotional effort by an Iraq War veteran to make amends for the role he played in the deaths of innocent Iraqis; Chris Jones (Esquire) on Robert A. Caro's epic, ongoing investigation into the life and work of Lyndon Johnson; Charles C. Mann (Orion) on the odds of human beings' survival as a species; and Roger Angell (The New Yorker) on aging, dying, and loss. The former infantryman Brian Mockenhaupt (Byliner) describes modern combat in Afghanistan and its ability both to forge and challenge friendships; Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic) reflects on the complex racial terrain traversed by Barack Obama; Frank Rich (New York) assesses Mitt Romney's ambiguous candidacy; and Dahlia Lithwick (Slate) looks at the current and future implications of an eventful year in Supreme Court history. The volume also includes an interview on the art of screenwriting with Terry Southern from The Paris Review and an award-winning short story by Stephen King published in Harper's magazine.

Blue Desert (Paperback): Charles Bowden Blue Desert (Paperback)
Charles Bowden
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the promised land of the Sunbelt, people come by the thousands to escape the crush of Eastern cities and end up duplicating the very world they have fled. Can the land remain unchanged? In Blue Desert, Charles Bowden presents a view of the Southwest that seeks to measure how rapid growth has taken its toll on the land. Writing with a reporter's objectivity and a desert rat's passion, Bowden takes us into the streets as well as the desert to depict not a fragile environment but the unavoidable reality of abuse, exploitation, and human cruelty. Blue Desert shows us the Sunbelt's darker side as it has developed in recent times-where "the land always makes promises of aching beauty and the people always fail the land"-and defies us to ignore it. Blue Desert has no boundaries, no terrain, no topographical coordinates; it is a state of mind inescapable to one who sees change and knows that nothing can be done to stop it.

Heavy Light - A Journey Through Madness, Mania and Healing (Paperback): Horatio Clare Heavy Light - A Journey Through Madness, Mania and Healing (Paperback)
Horatio Clare
R373 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Deeply moving, darkly funny and hugely powerful' Robert Macfarlane 'A brave, lit-up account of going mad and getting better' Jeanette Winterson After a lifetime of ups and downs, Horatio Clare was committed to hospital under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. From hypomania in the Alps, to a complete breakdown and a locked ward in Wakefield, this is a gripping account of how the mind loses touch with reality, how we fall apart and how we may heal. 'One of the most brilliant travel writers of our day takes us now to that most challenging country, severe mental illness; and does so with such wit, warmth and humanity' Reverend Richard Coles

A World on the Wing - The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds (Paperback): Charles Scott Weidensaul A World on the Wing - The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds (Paperback)
Charles Scott Weidensaul
R438 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R37 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'A vaulting triumph of a book' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'A master storyteller, Weidensaul communicates so much joy in the sheer act of witnessing and such exhilaration in the advances of the science behind what he sees that we are slow to grasp the extent of the ecological crisis that he outlines.' Observer Bird migration remains perhaps the most singularly compelling natural phenomenon in the world. Nothing else combines its global sweep with its inherent ability to engender wonder and excitement. The past two decades have seen an explosion in our understanding of the almost unfathomable feats of endurance and complexity involved in bird migration - yet the science that informs these majestic journeys is still in its infancy. Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted writer-ornithologist Scott Weidensaul is at the forefront of this research, and A World on the Wing sees him track some of the most remarkable flights undertaken by birds. His own voyage of discovery sees him sail through the storm-wracked waters of the Bering Sea; encounter gunners and trappers in the Mediterranean; and visit a forgotten corner of north-east India, where former headhunters have turned one of the grimmest stories of migratory crisis into an unprecedented conservation success. As our world comes increasingly under threat from the effects of climate change, these ecological miracles may provide an invaluable guide to a more sustainable future for all species, including us. This is the rousing and reverent story of the billions of birds that, despite the numerous obstacles we have placed in their path, continue to head with hope to the far horizon.

Literatur zur deutschsprachigen Presse, Band 9, 89199-98384. Lander ausserhalb des deutschen Sprachraums. Afrika - Amerika -... Literatur zur deutschsprachigen Presse, Band 9, 89199-98384. Lander ausserhalb des deutschen Sprachraums. Afrika - Amerika - Asien - Australien - Europa (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.)
Gert Hagelweide
R7,178 Discovery Miles 71 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Flysheet (German, Hardcover): Johannes Schwitalla Flysheet (German, Hardcover)
Johannes Schwitalla
R2,618 R2,059 Discovery Miles 20 590 Save R559 (21%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the first (systematic) section the flysheet as a medium is defined and set off against other media. Information is given on the conditions governing production, distribution and reception, and typical linguistic and formal features are discussed. Part Two offers a brief history of flysheets from the 15th century to 1848, focussing especially on the early Reformation and the Peasants' War but with constant reference to the other media of the respective epoch throughout.

A Drain On Our Dignity - An Insider's Perspective (Paperback): Masixole Feni A Drain On Our Dignity - An Insider's Perspective (Paperback)
Masixole Feni
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

As a photojournalist, Feni spends a lot of time photographing service delivery strikes and protest in the townships. Often the images that make it into the newspapers are only of the looting and burnings. Renting a backyard room in an informal settlement, Feni was troubled by this kind of portrayal of the lack of service delivery and the life of the marginalised.

As he says, “I live at the back of an RDP house in Mfuleni on the Cape Flats. I experience issues like poor sanitation, access to clean water and the flooding first hand”. Photographing the lack of sanitation was not pleasant for him, but he did not want a photographer from outside the community telling their stories while he watched on. “That too would be a Drain on Our Dignity and that’s what inspired this project”.

A Drain On Our Dignity echoes the ground-breaking images produced by Ernest Cole in the early 1960s, showing black life under apartheid. It is a sensitive and honest look at what lack of services is, what it does to a community and what it does to a people.

Without the screaming, fighting or burning – these captivating images compel the reader to look at what is happening in the Cape Town townships.

Heroes and Villains - 60 Years of Journalism (Hardcover): Donald Trelford Heroes and Villains - 60 Years of Journalism (Hardcover)
Donald Trelford
R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Best American Magazine Writing 2022 (Paperback): Sid Holt The Best American Magazine Writing 2022 (Paperback)
Sid Holt; Introduction by Jeffrey Goldberg
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Best American Magazine Writing 2022 presents a range of outstanding writing on timely topics, from in-depth reporting to incisive criticism: Kristin Canning calls for a change in how we talk about abortion (Women's Health), and Ed Yong warns us about the next pandemic (The Atlantic). Matthieu Aikins provides a gripping eyewitness account of the Taliban's seizure of Kabul (New York Times Magazine). Heidi Blake and Katie J. M. Baker's "Beyond Britney" examines how people placed under legal guardianship are deprived of their autonomy (BuzzFeed News). Rachel Aviv profiles a psychologist who studies the fallibility of memory-and has testified for defendants including Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby (The New Yorker). The anthology includes dispatches from the frontiers of science, exploring why Venus turned out so hellishly unlike Earth (Popular Science) and detailing the potential of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Quanta). It features celebrated writers, including Harper's magazine pieces by Ann Patchett, whose "These Precious Days" is a powerful story of friendship during the pandemic, and Vivian Gornick, who offers "notes on humiliation." Carina del Valle Schorske depicts the power of public dance after pandemic isolation (New York Times Magazine). And the NBA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lauds the Black athletes who fought for social justice (AARP the Magazine). Amid the continuing reckoning with racism, authors reconsider tarnished figures. The Black ornithologist and birder J. Drew Lanham assesses the legacy of John James Audubon in the magazine that bears his name, and Jeremy Atherton Lin questions his youthful enthusiasm for Morrissey (Yale Review). Jennifer Senior writes about memory and the lingering grief felt for a friend killed on 9/11 (The Atlantic). The collection concludes with Nishanth Injam's story of queer first love across religious boundaries, "Come with Me" (Georgia Review).

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