Bob Woodward, well-known journalist who broke the Watergate scandal, has published his latest book looking at the inner workings of the presidency. Woodward has covered nine administrations, but he has “never encountered a president like President Trump,” according to his interview with Terry Gross. Fear: […]
Matthew Philpotts tackles the question of what makes a great editor in his article at Eurozine. In it, he not only looks at the individual skills but also the “strong editorial collectivity and social conditions favourable to publishing.” It’s a great read. Philpotts offers seven […]
Harvard professor and experimental psychologist Steven Pinker has been a favorite author of mine ever since I read his wonderful book The Blank Slate, which looks at our views of human nature, and how misconceptions can distort our understanding of violence, politics and justice. His new […]
Print still has its place in today’s media marketplace. This recent story from Folio highlights a particular trend of celebrities who have expanded their brands to include magazines “So why should [television host] turn to print, and not digital media? Because it seems a business […]
When an Apple fan meets an Android admirer. From TUAW.
This is an older article I recently stumbled upon, but it is a topic of interest: the philosophy of journalism. The article asks why it is difficult to find a philosophy of journalism at college campuses across the country. “Why, at a time of breakneck […]
Here we go again: another book highlighting the inner workings of the White House and the war in Iraq. Just in the past couple of months we have seen books by Richard Clarke and John Dean. Now the ultimate insider has a new book about […]