"Dying Words hit me like a ton of bricks: it brings back the terror, the trauma and the catharsis of the AIDS years by focusing on just one remarkable man. In this era of mass amnesia about the plague that devastated gay America, this book is not just haunting, it's vital." — Andrew Sullivan "As a playwright who has written stories about the AIDS epidemic on the stage, I was deeply moved by this account of the life of Jeff Schmalz. His legacy, both personal and professional, is a powerful reminder that we must continue to fight for all those affected by HIV. Samuel Freedman has done a superb job of capturing a time and a life that must never be forgotten." — Terrence McNally "It is an important part of the story of the fight for LGBT equality in America that will come as a surprise even to many well-informed readers." — Barney Frank
AIDS outed Jeff Schmalz. A rising star at The New York Times, Jeff had carefully kept his identity as a gay man hidden from his superiors to protect his career. But everything changed on December 21, 1990 when he collapsed in the newsroom and was then diagnosed with full-blown AIDS. Courageously, Jeff chose to report on the disease that was killing him and countless others.
Dying Words is based on original interviews with Anna Quindlen, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Adam Moss, among other leading journalists, and it draws on Jeff's own interviews with such figures as Bill Clinton, Magic Johnson, Mary Fisher, Larry Kramer, and Randy Shilts.
This book-and a companion radio documentary available through PRX-preserve Jeff Schmalz's legacy and confirm his profound effect on American journalism.

Dying Words: The AIDS Reporting of Jeff Schmalz and How It Transformed The New York Times

Samuel G. Freedman

Kerry Donahue

CUNY Journalism Press

The series of Arab uprisings collectively known as the Arab Spring is a flashpoint in history - perhaps the biggest we've seen since the collapse of the Soviet bloc 20 years ago. It's also been a stunning revolution in the way breaking news is reported around the world - and who controls the news.
In this book, NPR social media chief Andy Carvin - "the man who tweets revolutions" - offers a unique first-person recap of the Arab Spring. Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the Internet - stories that would have never been recorded before the days of social media.

Distant Witness

Politics & Social Sciences

Andy Carvin

Politics & Government

"Citizens Rising" is a riveting, exhilarating exploration of how new media and old are changing the world. Beautifully written and a must-read for anyone concerned about not just the 'tech' but the broader context of journalism today."-Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent "David Hoffman has written a stirring book. He shows how digital technology grants a voice to citizens, threatens the most brutal dictators, and, however unevenly, promises a better tomorrow."-Ken Auletta, Columnist, The New Yorker
From the fall of the Soviet Union to the Arab Spring to today's continuing conflicts, media have played a decisive role in political affairs across the globe - driving the revolutionary changes shaping today's new world. This is the first book presenting a comprehensive look at the emergence of media as a primary actor, and not merely an observer, of global affairs.
As the founder and CEO of Internews, the world's largest non-governmental media development organization, David Hoffman has had a backstage pass to many of the seminal world political upheavals in recent years. In these pages we will see how media have been used for good and bad - to trigger genocide, but also to effectively prevent conflict, facilitate free elections, expose corruption, promote nation-building, provide critical information amid natural disasters, and bring about massive social change such as free education and women's rights. With the rise of digital technology, the power of media to intervene in global affairs is in the hands of everyone - including you. This book is the first to examine media's historic impact and offer a roadmap to the future.

Citizens Rising: Independent Journalism and the Spread of Democracy

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DAVID HOFFMAN

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Gold Medal Winner IPPY's 's eLit 2015 awards: True Crime and Fine & Performing Arts Silver Medal Winner: History and Graphic Drawn Documentary A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014 Gold Medal Winner Global eBook Awards: Best Illustration in a Non-fiction Category "These artists have provided the only visual documentation of some of the most historic moments in our history" -Bill Kurtis, former CBS News anchor "These artists are the public's eyes for some of the most important moments in history...and this book is a beautiful chronicle of their work and of our legal system." -Scott Cohn, Senior Correspondent, CNBC The first book to examine and celebrate the unique blend of art, law, and news in courtroom illustrations, The Illustrated Courtroom offers some of the best work of five award-winning artists covering a range of the biggest courtroom dramas of the last half-century. With a foreword by famed prosecuting attorney and crime novelist Linda Fairstein, the book is edited by renowned courtroom illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has covered many headline-grabbing trials for the Associated Press, every major network and many other news organizations. Narrative is supplied by crime journalist and author Sue Russell, whose work includes Lethal Intent, the acclaimed biography of executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos. The result is be an artists' eye view of courtroom history in the making, allowing readers to savor the extraordinary work of those who go where cameras cannot. It is a must-have for everyone passionate about true crime, legendary defendants, headline-making trials, big-time lawyers and courtroom drama. Trials include Jack Ruby, the Black Panthers, Watergate, Iran-Contra, Charles Manson, David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, Patty Hearst, Michael Jackson, and many more.

The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art

Sue Russell

Elizabeth Williams

Technology has disrupted the news industry- its relationships, forms, and business models - but also provides no end of opportunities for improving, expanding, reimagining, and sustaining journalism. Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News is a creative, thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of the possible future(s) of news by Professor Jeff Jarvis, who leads the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. To Jarvis, journalism helps a community better organize its knowledge so it can better organize itself: "But we in the field came to define ourselves less by our value and mission and more by our media and tools - ink on pulp or slick paper, sound or images over airwaves. Now we have new tools to exploit. Those tools require new skills and create new value. But at the core, we serve citizens and communities." He offers not a single definitive future of journalism and news, but a range of possibilities depending on how journalists and journalism evolve - with the help of the "geeks" whose advances in media technology offer many opportunities for journalists and media entrepreneurs who are willing to think creatively and take risks. Jarvis, one of the preeminent voices on emerging forms of journalism, news delivery, and community engagement, advises many media companies, startups, and foundations. He is a former president and creative director of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications, and was the creator and founding editor of Entertainment Weekly; Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News; TV critic for TV Guide and People; a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner; and assistant city editor and reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News

Jarvis, Jeff

Journalists! Stop Reading Press Releases! Get Out of the Office! Creativity. Imagination. There's no place for these things in just-the-facts journalism. Really? Who says? In "News to Me: Finding and Writing Colorful Feature Stories," Barry Newman offers 29 new essays, interleaved with a broad range of his fully reprinted articles, to explain how he gets his ideas, his material, and turns it all into engrossing, funny--and publishable-stories. "News to Me" is meant for journalists, journalism teachers, journalism students and aspiring journalists, as well as for general readers who want to know how the sausage is made. "I've never been an editor or a bureau chief, or a teacher or a critic," Newman says. "I'm a machine operator. I bang keysto make words. Here, I'm an exhibit."

News to Me: Finding and Writing Colorful Feature Stories

Barry Newman

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