Douglas Kellner's Persian Gulf TV War attacks the myths, disinformation, and propaganda disseminated during the Gulf War. At once a work of social theory, media criticism, and political history, this book demonstrates how television served as a conduit for George Bush's war policies while silencing antiwar voices and foregoing spirited discussion of the complex issues involved.
This book presents a biographical tribute to Dele Giwa, one of Nigeria’s most influential investigative journalists and a steadfast advocate of truth and justice. Written by Joseph Magnate, the work honors Giwa’s integrity, courage, and dedication to ethical journalism. Through poetic reflection and commemorative prose, the author portrays Giwa as a man who remained sincere in action, faith…
Meliput konflik adalah tugas sehari-hari Rien Kuntari, wartawan Kompas. Dia telah memasuki medan-medan perang paling berbahaya, termasuk Rwanda, Irak, dan Kamboja. Tapi, di antara semua wilayah konflik yang pernah dia liput, Timor Timur adalah yang paling sulit, paling membahayakan, dan sekaligus paling mengesankan. Sebagai seorang wartawan yang dituntut bersikap objektif dan cover both sides, …
This is the witty, candid story of a daring young man who made his own way to the heights of American journalism and public life, of the great adventure that took him at only twenty years old straight from Harvard to almost four years in the shooting war in the South Pacific, and back, from a maverick New Hampshire weekly to an apprenticeship for Newsweek in postwar Paris, then to the Washingto…
In this revealing and very funny account of his career in journalism, Phlillip Knightley tells the real story of a reporter's life. Fro inauspicious beginnings as a seaman, vacuum cleaner salesman and South Sea Island trader, and became one of the few journalists to get access to Philby in Russia.
Herawati Diah's journey began in 1917, when she was born into an upper-class priyayi family. While most intellectuals of the time were drawn to the Netherlands and Western Europe for their studies, Herawati was the first Indonesian woman to obtain a degree from an American university. This later aroused the ire and the suspicion of the Dutch East Indies colonial authorities and she was imprison…
The Promotional Visit (Familiarization Trip) of Polish Journalists to Indonesia on 2-14 March 2015 was a public diplomacy effort aimed at introducing Indonesia as an attractive tourism destination for the Polish people. This event is a collaboration between the Indonesian government and various related parties, including travel companies and the tourism industry. This visit includes trips to se…
From his controversial coverage of Vietnam, which incurred the wrath of President Johnson but won him a Pulitzer Prize, to his unforgettable and daring on-the-ground reporting of the Gulf War during one of the greatest airborne assaults in history, Peter Arnett has established himself as the leading voice of American war reportage. In Live from the Battlefield, one of the most highly celebrated…