Rebel Reporting: John Ross Speaks to Independent Journalists
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761866604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 134 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Simply put, John Ross was the Robin Hood of journalism. He was not welcome on the television talk show circuit frequented by journalistic elites andpolitical players, nor was he invited to the cocktail parties of the rich and powerful. His Tonatiuh's People 1998 is one of the greatest political novels I ever read, with abiding insights into the soul of a writer and a revolution. Ross was a political outlaw of the utmost integrity, and this book, Rebel Reporting, is the maximum legacy of a man who fought injustice all his life with poetry, and with passion. The inimitable, take-no-prisoners voice of John Ross rings clear on every page of this book. (WORT 89.9 - A Public Affair)This is a slim but powerful new volume titled Rebel Reporting.These are lectures every journalist should sit through, whether or not they choose to fo
Norman Stockwell serves as WORT Community Radio's Operations Coordinator. Cristalyne Bell is a freelance journalist and activist with experience in print, radio and video journalism.. In his lifetime John Ross published ten volumes of fiction and nonfiction and numerous books of poetry. He was the recipient of the American Book Award in 1995 and the Upton Sinclair prize in 2005
John Ross believed that journalism is not a profession, but rather a moral obligation. This book outlines the basic responsibilities of a journalist and provides instructions on how to document injustices and poetically pitch stories to audiences in order to create change in society. His bottom up investigative reporting made him an ally to the underrepresented and an enemy to the overrepresented. When Ross passed away many said he was the last of a dying breed, but this book passes on his creative knowledge as a poet, and journalist to inspire a new generation of reporters.
Bill Gentile said John Ross and Reporting That Matters. “Rebel Reporting” took me back to the place where I began working my craft: Mexico and Central America, during what I refer to as, “The Golden Days of Journalism,” when the craft still was about information as opposed to entertainment, and when the