Category Archives: Journalism
New review of “Covering America”
This recently appeared in the Midwest Book Review: The Journalism Shelf Covering America Christopher B. Daly University of Massachusetts Press PO Box 429 Amherst, MA 01004 9781558499119 $49.95 www.umass.edu/umpress Award-winning author Christopher B. Daly, a veteran journalist as well as … Continue reading
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Murdoch scandal (cont.)
By Chris Daly Gee, I guess I have been wrong about Rupert Murdoch all along. Turns out he’s just a simple publisher striving always to do the right thing. Here’s the latest from London.
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Keeping up with the Murdochs
By Chris Daly It’s not easy keeping track of the unfolding Murdoch scandal(s), with developments multiple times a day on both sides of the Atlantic. Here is The New York Times has assigned two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John F. Burns, … Continue reading
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Review of “The Columnist”
By Chris Daly A new play about to open on Broadway takes us back, not only to a different era but to a different America. The play is “The Columnist,” by playwright David Auburn, who also wrote the marvelous drama … Continue reading
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Titanic’s role in journalism
By Chris Daly On the eve of the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic, I am posting an excerpt from my new book, Covering America, about the impact of the Titanic on the emerging field of “wireless telegraphy.” First, … Continue reading
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Newspaper jobs
By Chris Daly This just in: The number of jobs for reporters in U.S. newspapers has probably bottomed out. That’s one takeaway from the latest survey of the country’s newsrooms released by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The ASNE, … Continue reading
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“Covering America” reviewed
By Chris Daly Delighted to see this review just out from Publisher’s Weekly. Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation’s Journalism. Christopher B. Daly. Univ. of Massachusetts, $49.95 (544 p) ISBN 978-1-55849-911-9 In this scholarly yet readable volume, Daly … Continue reading
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Shameless promotion
By Chris Daly Just back from a talk I gave at the Columbia Journalism School on Tuesday. The dean, Nick Lemann, is an old friend who graciously hosted a discussion of my new book, Covering America. The video should be … Continue reading
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Narrative in journalism’s history
NARRATIVE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM BY CHRIS DALY [Narrative Arc conference, Boston University, March 24, 2012] I am delighted to speak briefly today about my new book, which is a narrative itself that focuses on the history of … Continue reading
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A St. Patrick’s Day tribute (part 2)
By Chris Daly One of the greatest Irish-Americans in the history of U.S. journalism is one who is not often remembered today: S.S. McClure. After making money in the syndication business, McClure sent on to found one of the most … Continue reading
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