press coverage

A short study of American journalism during the early twentieth century and the efforts by the "muckrakers" to expose living and working conditions of the poor.

A wisecracking foreign correspondent recounts her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan while sharing cautionary observations about the region in its first post-Taliban years and the responsibilities of the U.S. and NATO.

Archival photographs and text describe events that occurred during the Vietnam War.

Michael Finkel recalls how, shortly after he was fired from New York Times Magazine, he found out that a suspected murderer on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List had fled to Mexico and taken on his identity. After the man, Christian Longo, was taken into custody, Michael Finkel was the only reporter that he agreed to talk to. Finkel describes his attempts to uncover the truth about really happened to the family Longo was accused of killing.

Tells the story of two journalists and their quest to unmask corrupt police officers accused of sexually abusing suspects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Collects every article written by reporters for the "New York Times" during and covering World War II, from Germany's invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atomic bombs.

Provides a brief overview of the training requirements, dangers, and day-to-day experiences associated with being a war correspondent.

Presents over one hundred newspaper and magazine articles and book excerpts that chronicle the Civil Rights movement from 1941 to 1963, and includes a chronology, journalist biographies, and photographs.

Provides an account of the "Scottsboro Boys" case in which nine African-American teenagers were accused of raping two white women on a train in 1931, detailing their alleged crimes, exploring the social significance of the case, and discussing the two landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings that resulted from the trials.

The adventures of a small group of young journalists during their years in Vietnam reporting on the early years of the war.