The old gatekeepers of the media sphere-in particular newspapers, television news, and news magazines-have come under assault, both economically and intellectually. The Power and the Story: How the ...Crafted Presidential Narrative Has Determined Political Success from George Washington to George W. Bush was published in 2004, and the idea that the important gatekeepers of political discourse were the journalistic leaders in those media still appeared not only reasonable but self-evident. But in fact the changes that are so obvious today were already well begun, particularly with respect to social media.
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DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) was one of the nation's strongest political leaders in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, serving as mayor of New York City, governor of the state, and narrowly ...losing the Presidential race of 1812 to James Madison. Patrician in his sentiments, Clinton nevertheless invented new forms of party politics. His greatest achievement, the Erie Canal, hastened the economic expansion of the country, altered the political geography of the nation, set an example for activist government, and decisively secured New York City's position as America's first and foremost metropolis. This new book relates the full biography of one of the most important political figures in US history.
Second read Marcus, James; Marcus, James; and the Staff of the Columbia Journalism Review, eds
2012., 20111108, 2011, 2011-11-08
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TheColumbia Journalism Review's Second Read series features distinguished journalists revisiting key works of reportage. Launched in 2004 by John Palattella, who was then editor of the magazine's ...book section, the series also allows authors address such ongoing concerns as the conflict between narrative flair and accurate reporting, the legacy of New Journalism, the need for reporters to question their political assumptions, the limitations of participatory journalism, and the temptation to substitute "truthiness" for hard, challenging fact. Representing a wide range of views,Second Readembodies the diversity and dynamism of contemporary nonfiction while offering fresh perspectives on works by Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Rachel Carson, and Gabriel García Márquez, among others. It also highlights pivotal moments and movements in journalism as well as the innovations of award-winning writers.
Essays include Rick Perlstein on Paul Cowan'sThe Tribes of America; Nicholson Baker on Daniel Defoe'sA Journal of the Plague Year; Dale Maharidge on James Agee'sLet Us Now Praise Famous Men; Marla Cone on Rachel Carson'sSilent Spring; Ben Yagoda on Walter Bernstein'sKeep Your Head Down; Ted Conover on Stanley Booth'sThe True Adventures of the Rolling Stones; Jack Shafer on Tom Wolfe'sThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; Connie Schultz on Michael Herr'sDispatches; Michael Shapiro on Cornelius Ryan'sThe Longest Day; Douglas McCollam on John McPhee'sAnnals of the Former World; Tom Piazza on Norman Mailer'sArmies of the Night; Thomas Mallon on William Manchester'sThe Death of a President; Miles Corwin on Gabriel García Márquez'sThe Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor; David Ulin on Joan Didion'sSlouching Toward Bethlehem; and Claire Dederer on Betty MacDonald'sAnybody Can Do Anything.
Thus begins A. J. Liebling’s profile of Huey Long’s brother, Earl, which ran in The New Yorkerin 1960 and was published as a book the following year. The lead demonstrates authorial self-confidence ...at the highest level—here is a master, secure that whither he goes, his reader will follow. It also establishes an important point—things are more complicated with the Longs than they first appear to be (and that’s pretty complicated).
At the book’s start, Earl Long is the sitting governor of Louisiana and is planning to run for reelection, in spite of a provision of the state constitution
