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   Character Studies

   January 21, 2010 12:03 PM

   Into the Story: A Writer’s Journey Through Life, Politics, Sports and Loss | By David Maraniss | Simon & Schuster | 283 pages, $26 The collected works of journalists often fall flat in book form. The recycled pieces from... Continue reading

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   Core Competencies

   August 27, 2009 01:54 PM

   Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy | By Alex S. Jones | Oxford University Press | 256 pages, $24.95 Having passed my fortieth year as a professional journalist, with an emphasis on investigative reporting, perhaps... Continue reading

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   Anatomy of a Murder

   April 1, 2009 07:30 AM

   Columbine By Dave Cullen | Twelve | 403 pages, $26.99 Ten years ago, two Colorado high school students nudged the name Columbine into general circulation as they massacred students, staff, and faculty, then shot themselves. Naturally, a horde of journalists... Continue reading

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   The Accidental Icon

   October 9, 2008 09:00 AM

   The Other Half: The Life 
Of Jacob Riis and the World 
Of Immigrant America
By Tom Buk-Swienty
Translated from the Danish 
by Annette Buk-Swienty
W. W. Norton
448 pages, $27.95 When contemporary journalists honor their professional ancestors, the accolades are frequently based... Continue reading