Words of Fire : : Independent Journalists who Challenge Dictators, Drug Lords, and Other Enemies of a Free Press / / Anthony C. Collings.
If journalism is the first draft of history, then independent journalists are surely its most daring composers.Along such celebrated and high-profile figures as Christiane Amanpour and Wolf Blitzer, there exists a stratum of journalists self-employed, working under dire conditions, and with minimal...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE -- 1. “They Are the News” -- 2. She Had to Be There -- 3. Opening the Door -- 4. Guerrilla Journalists -- 5. A Precious Pen -- PART II. PUSHING THE ENVELOPE -- 6. The General’s Mercedes -- 7. A Veiled Woman -- 8. Brother against Brother -- 9. In the Thick of It -- 10. Money at Stake -- 11. The President’s Mistress -- 12. We Are Not Amused -- PART III. SHOOT THE MESSENGER -- 13. We Have Ways -- 14. We Have Other Ways -- PART IV. THE MESSENGER REACTS -- 15. Chilled or Defiant -- 16. Cat and Computer Mouse -- 17. The Great Firewall -- 18. Send in Uncle Walter -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE -- 1. “They Are the News” -- 2. She Had to Be There -- 3. Opening the Door -- 4. Guerrilla Journalists -- 5. A Precious Pen -- PART II. PUSHING THE ENVELOPE -- 6. The General’s Mercedes -- 7. A Veiled Woman -- 8. Brother against Brother -- 9. In the Thick of It -- 10. Money at Stake -- 11. The President’s Mistress -- 12. We Are Not Amused -- PART III. SHOOT THE MESSENGER -- 13. We Have Ways -- 14. We Have Other Ways -- PART IV. THE MESSENGER REACTS -- 15. Chilled or Defiant -- 16. Cat and Computer Mouse -- 17. The Great Firewall -- 18. Send in Uncle Walter -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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