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Hand wringing can be a good thing. Given American
journalism's recent history-Jack Kelley, Jayson Blair, and Stephen Glass-a
careful re-examination of how journalists do their work seems in order.
Our first three essays deal with books that examine journalism, past and
present. Is journalism really biased toward the left? Has journalism
as a profession lost its mooring? What lessons can our rich history of
investigative muckraking teach us about our current and future practice of the
craft? One or more of the books discussed here might serve good purpose in
answering these questions in the context of a course. Also reviewed in
this issue are guidebooks for reporters' covering the government and the
military, and two volumes dealing with questions of learning, teaching, and the
human brain.
Don Heider, Reviews Editor
donheider@mail.utexas.edu
University of Texas at Austin
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