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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
""The story of the Chicago Defender is the story of race in the twentieth century."--Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here. Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America. Robert S. Abbott founded The Defender in 1905, smuggled hundreds of thousands of copies into the most isolated communities in the segregated South, and was dubbed...
5) Deadline artists--scandals, tragedies, and triumphs: more of America's greatest newspaper columns
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Great newspaper writing combines the urgency of news with the precision of poetry. It is history written in the present tense, and a new generation deserves access to the best of the past. Following the breakout success of the first compilation, in this fresh Deadline Artists collection, America's greatest journalists take on the stories of scandal, tragedy, triumph, and tribute that have defined the spirit of their age. Walk with Jack London in the...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
News coverage is often described as the first draft of history. From the publication in 1690 of the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences, to the latest tweet, news has been disseminated to inform its audience about what is going on in the world. But the preservation of news content has had it technological, legal, and organizational challenges. Over the centuries, as new means of finding, producing, and distributing news were developed, the...
10) El periódico
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she hopes to solve her father's murder.--Dust jacket.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Miss Know-It-All's inbox overflows with pleas for guidance, Nikki Maxwell, the school newspaper advice columnist, turns to her best friends for help.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents articles, editorials and ads from the "Hidden Forest Times" that retell many well-known stories, including Jack and the beanstalk, Pinocchio, and the Tortoise and the Hare. When the residents of Hidden Forest wake up and open their morning papers, they are in for a surprise. When the residents of Hidden Forest wake up and open their morning papers, they are in for a surprise. An enormous beanstalk has mysteriously sprouted outside of Jack...
20) Why news matters
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The news media and its role in society are topics of conversation and debate in today's world. News Literacy looks inside newsrooms, exploring key moments in the history of journalism and explaining how today's journalists work. Examine how news is presented, and learn how advertising, online algorithms, and other modern trends affect the way we experience news. Investigate the phenomenon of 'fake news, ' and discover the tools that can be used to...
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