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Politics & Society » Journalism

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Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

“I think it is the best description of a foreign correspondent’s career, and I doubt it will ever be bettered.”

Richard Beeston, Foreign Correspondent

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Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn

“This novel is said to be based on Frayn’s experience of working at The Observer in the 1960s. All Fleet Street life is there, at least until the mid-1980s.”

Robert Cottrell, Journalist

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Here comes everyone by Clay Shirky

Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

“It’s a really great book for anyone who wants to understand the social media revolution and how it completely changed the economics of organisation.”

Anne-Marie Slaughter, International Relation

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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

“The reason why I am so fond of Homage to Catalonia, and see it as an even more relevant precursor to dissent, is that in it you can see a man of the Left learning to make the distinction that breaks down the Left with a big L into lots of little lefts. He comes to understand what Soviet power actually is, and that it is qualitatively different to the other sorts of Spanish left, or to European left-wing intellectuals or Labour in England.”

Timothy Snyder, Historian

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Journalism has been revolutionised by the internet and social media. On Five Books, our interviews with seasoned journalists, academics and news experts recommend books that seek to understand that revolution. We also have interviews on the history, practice and ethics of journalism.

Jay Rosen of NYU's School of Journalism chooses his best books on journalism in the internet age. Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism at Columbia, looks at the future of the media and former Guardian editor, now Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Alan Rusbridger, chooses his best books on the future of journalism. Meanwhile, on the shifting economics of the media, Richard Tofel, general manager of ProPublica, looks at the changing business of journalism and James T Hamilton, Professor of Communication at Stanford, chooses his best books on the economics of news.

Journalists Toby Young and Robert Cottrell choose their best books on the craft, and foreign correspondent Martin Bell chooses his best books on reportage and war. Young, Cottrell and Bell all choose Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. Peter Stothard, former editor of the Times and the Times Literary Supplement, chooses his best books on editing newspapers. Award-winning investigative reporter Heather Brooke talks about holding power to account and Nick Davies, also an investigative journalist chooses his best books on investigative journalism and talks about how that is changing.

Guy Raz chooses his essential reading for reporters; John M Hamilton looks at American foreign reporting, and historian and journalist Timothy Garton-Ash at the history of the present. Lorraine Adams looks at the truth behind the headlines and discusses how and why newspapers sometimes fail to make the first draft of history. Amanda Smith looks at newspaper dynasties.

On more ethical issues, Max Mosley and Mike Dodd both look at privacy and lawyer Anthony Julius at censorship.

    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction, recommended by Will Storr

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    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction - Bad Wisdom by Bill Drummond & Mark Manning

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    Bad Wisdom
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    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction - The People of the Abyss by Jack London

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    The People of the Abyss
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    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction - The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński

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    The Shadow of the Sun
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    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction - Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

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    Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
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    The best books on Immersive Nonfiction - Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson

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    Them: Adventures with Extremists
    by Jon Ronson

The best books on Immersive Nonfiction, recommended by Will Storr

A good writer must always aim to write the truth – a more complex narrative than one of heroes and villains. But to find the truth, sometimes you’ve got to get up and go there yourself, says Will Storr, journalist and author of Selfie. Here he selects five books that have inspired his own immersive approach to nonfiction.

    The best books on Free Speech, recommended by Timothy Garton Ash

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    The best books on Free Speech - On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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    On Liberty
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    The best books on Free Speech - How to Cure A Fanatic by Amos Oz

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    How to Cure A Fanatic
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    The best books on Free Speech - Defending My Enemy: American Nazis, the Skokie Case, and the Risks of Freedom by Aryeh Neier

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    Defending My Enemy: American Nazis, the Skokie Case, and the Risks of Freedom
    by Aryeh Neier

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    The best books on Free Speech - Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship by J.M. Coetzee

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    Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship
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    The best books on Free Speech - The Master Switch by Tim Wu

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    The Master Switch
    by Tim Wu

The best books on Free Speech, recommended by Timothy Garton Ash

Free speech is the bedrock of a healthy society, but how do we deal with the torrents of horrible comments—and worse—we see on the internet every day? Timothy Garton Ash, author of Free Speech: Ten Principles for A Connected World, outlines a plan for navigating the complexities and recommends the best books to help us think about free speech.

    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News

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    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News - An Economic Theory of Democracy by Anthony Downs

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    An Economic Theory of Democracy
    by Anthony Downs

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    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News - The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications by Paul Starr

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    The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications
    by Paul Starr

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    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News - Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism by Philip Meyer

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    Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism
    by Philip Meyer

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    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News - Watergate's Legacy and the Press: The Investigative Impulse by Jon Marshall

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    Watergate's Legacy and the Press: The Investigative Impulse
    by Jon Marshall

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    James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News - The Watchdog That Didn't Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism by Dean Starkman

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    The Watchdog That Didn't Bark: The Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism
    by Dean Starkman

James T Hamilton recommends the best books on the Economics of News

Many features and failures of contemporary journalism are the result of supply and demand rather than conspiracy theories, says the director of Stanford’s journalism program and author of All the News That’s Fit to Sell. He chooses five great books on the ‘economics of news.’

    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him, recommended by Nicholas Shakespeare

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    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him - The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron

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    The Road to Oxiana
    by Robert Byron

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    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him - Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

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    Labyrinths
    by Jorge Luis Borges

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    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him - Journey to Armenia by Osip Mandelstam

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    Journey to Armenia
    by Osip Mandelstam

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    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him - Planet and Glow-worm by Edith Sitwell

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    Planet and Glow-worm
    by Edith Sitwell

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    Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him - The Rings of Saturn by W.G Sebald

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    The Rings of Saturn
    by W.G Sebald

Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him, recommended by Nicholas Shakespeare

With his books In Patagonia and The Songlines, Bruce Chatwin reinvented travel literature. Nicholas Shakespeare, his biographer, lifts the lid on a complex life and selects five books that influenced Chatwin’s work.

    The Best Narrative Nonfiction, recommended by Catherine Manegold

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction - Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder

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    Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
    by Gary Kinder

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction - A Chorus of Stones by Susan Griffin

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    A Chorus of Stones
    by Susan Griffin

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction - The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

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    The Orchid Thief
    by Susan Orlean

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction - Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

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    Mayflower
    by Nathaniel Philbrick

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    The Best Narrative Nonfiction - A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

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    A Civil Action
    by Jonathan Harr

The Best Narrative Nonfiction, recommended by Catherine Manegold

The author and former New York Times reporter says that some of the very best writing today is nonfiction — and that seductive narratives can yank readers into the most diverse range of subjects

    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines, recommended by Lorraine Adams

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    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines - Buried by the Times by Laurel Leff

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    Buried by the Times
    by Laurel Leff

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    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines - Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann

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    Public Opinion
    by Walter Lippmann

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    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines - Covering Islam by Edward W Said

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    Covering Islam
    by Edward W Said

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    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines - The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm

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    The Journalist and the Murderer
    by Janet Malcolm

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    The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines - Now They Tell Us by Michael Massing

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    Now They Tell Us
    by Michael Massing

The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines, recommended by Lorraine Adams

Why do huge stories sometimes go unreported? Our news media are good at promulgating conventional wisdom but find it much more difficult to deal with evidence that contradicts it, says the former Washington Post reporter

    The best books on Africa, recommended by Michela Wrong

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    The best books on Africa - The Worst Date Ever by Jane Bussmann

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    The Worst Date Ever
    by Jane Bussmann

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    The best books on Africa - Dreams From my Father by Barack Obama

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    Dreams From my Father
    by Barack Obama

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    The best books on Africa - Britain in Africa by Tom Porteous

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    by Tom Porteous

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    The best books on Africa - The Antelope's Strategy by Jean Hatzfeld

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    The Antelope's Strategy
    by Jean Hatzfeld

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    The best books on Africa - Africa Dances by Geoffrey Gorer

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    by Geoffrey Gorer

The best books on Africa, recommended by Michela Wrong

The long-time foreign correspondent and author of books on Zaire, Eritrea and Kenya tells us where to turn for engaging foreign perspectives on Africa. She picks the best books on Africa.

    The best books on Holding Power to Account, recommended by Heather Brooke

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - Animal Farm by George Orwell

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    Animal Farm
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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee

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    Inherit the Wind
    by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren

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    All the King’s Men
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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan

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    My Traitor's Heart
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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - The White Hotel by DM Thomas

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    The White Hotel
    by DM Thomas

The best books on Holding Power to Account, recommended by Heather Brooke

Heather Brooke’s investigative journalism was the catalyst for the MPs expenses scandal of 2009. With an eye to how power corrupts, from Orwell’s Animal Farm to an apartheid memoir, she looks at importance of sticking to one’s principles and the dangers that arise when we don’t

    The best books on The Future of Journalism, recommended by Alan Rusbridger

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    The best books on The Future of Journalism - Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

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    Here Comes Everybody
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    The best books on The Future of Journalism - We the Media by Dan Gillmor

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    We the Media
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    The best books on The Future of Journalism - Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams

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    Wikinomics
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    The best books on The Future of Journalism - Too Big To Know by David Weinberger

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    The best books on The Future of Journalism - Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

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    Flat Earth News
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The best books on The Future of Journalism, recommended by Alan Rusbridger

Former editor-in-chief of The Guardian talked to us in 2012 about brave new frontiers for journalism, the hunt for a business model to pay for it all, and what he hoped (and feared) the Leveson Inquiry would decide about press regulation.

    The best books on Los Angeles, recommended by Dennis McDougal

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Southern California by Carey McWilliams

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Thinking Big by Bob Gottlieb and Irene Wolt

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    The best books on Los Angeles - Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

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    The best books on Los Angeles - The Real and the Unreal by Bill Davidson

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    The best books on Los Angeles - City of Quartz by Mike Davis

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    by Mike Davis

The best books on Los Angeles, recommended by Dennis McDougal

The writer dubbed “LA’s number one muckraker” peels away the phoney baloney to tell us about power, pollution and pulp fiction in the City of Angels.

    The best books on Reportage and War, recommended by Martin Bell

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    The best books on Reportage and War - Trusted Mole by Milos Stankovic

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    The best books on Reportage and War - The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam

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    The best books on Reportage and War - Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

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    Scoop
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    The best books on Reportage and War - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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    Heart of Darkness
    by Joseph Conrad

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    The best books on Reportage and War - The Poems of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen

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    The Poems of Wilfred Owen
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The best books on Reportage and War, recommended by Martin Bell

The former BBC war reporter picks out essential reading on the Bosnia and Vietnam wars and explains why a book of poetry speaks more to him about the reality of conflict than any other writing

    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties, recommended by Amanda Smith

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Great Outsiders by SJ Taylor

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Colonel by Richard Norton Smith

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Patriarch by Susan E Tifft and Alex S Jones

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - Privileged Son by Dennis McDougal

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - Personal History by Katharine Graham

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    Personal History
    by Katharine Graham

The best books on Newspaper Dynasties, recommended by Amanda Smith

From the Hearsts to the Murdochs, powerful families have often controlled the newspapers we read. The author, and Kennedy family member, tells us why they do it and where it leads

    The best books on Journalism, recommended by Toby Young

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    The best books on Journalism - Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

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    Scoop
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    The best books on Journalism - Child of the Century by Ben Hecht

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    Child of the Century
    by Ben Hecht

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    The best books on Journalism - Radical Chic by Tom Wolfe

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    Radical Chic
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    The best books on Journalism - Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden

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    Black Hawk Down
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    The best books on Journalism - Burn Rate by Michael Wolff

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    Burn Rate
    by Michael Wolff

The best books on Journalism, recommended by Toby Young

The journalist and author praises tabloid hacks, lambasts Johann Hari, picks a bone with Christopher Hitchens, and selects five books that exemplify good reporting – or satirise it mercilessly

    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age, recommended by Jay Rosen

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    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age - Edit This Page by Dave Winer

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    Edit This Page
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    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age - Open-source journalism by Andrew Leonard

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    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age - Online News Association Conference Keynote Address, November 12th, 2004 by Tom Curley

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    Online News Association Conference Keynote Address, November 12th, 2004
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    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age - What is the 1% Rule? by Charles Arthur

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    The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age - Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable by Clay Shirky

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    Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
    by Clay Shirky

The best books on Journalism in the Internet Age, recommended by Jay Rosen

In a break from our usual practice of focusing on books, we asked the journalism analyst and veteran blogger Jay Rosen to recommend five articles illustrating the upheavals of the news business

    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism, recommended by Richard Tofel

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    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism - Losing the News by Alex Jones

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    Losing the News
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    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism - -30- by Charles M Madigan

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    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism - The Paper by Richard Kluger

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    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism - What is Happening to News by Jack Fuller

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    What is Happening to News
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    The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism - Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

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    Here Comes Everybody
    by Clay Shirky

The best books on The Changing Business of Journalism, recommended by Richard Tofel

The general manager of the non-profit newsroom ProPublica and former assistant publisher of the Wall Street Journal explains why the printed newspaper is doomed.

    The best books on The History of the Present, recommended by Timothy Garton Ash

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    The best books on The History of the Present - The Histories by Herodotus

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    The Histories
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    The best books on The History of the Present - Historical and Critical Essays by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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    Historical and Critical Essays
    by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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    The best books on The History of the Present - Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

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    Homage to Catalonia
    by George Orwell

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    The best books on The History of the Present - The Last Days of Hitler by H. R Trevor Roper

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    The Last Days of Hitler
    by H. R Trevor Roper

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    The best books on The History of the Present - The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh by Michael Davie (editor)

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    The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
    by Michael Davie (editor)

The best books on The History of the Present, recommended by Timothy Garton Ash

Historian and journalist Timothy Garton Ash describes the “mongrel genre” between reportage and scholarship and says using the historian’s tools to analyse the present is a vital undertaking

    The best books on Censorship, recommended by Anthony Julius

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    The best books on Censorship - Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

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    Jude the Obscure
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    The best books on Censorship - Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

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    Lady Chatterley's Lover
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    The best books on Censorship - The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

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    The Satanic Verses
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    The best books on Censorship - The Trial of Lady Chatterley by C H Rolph

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    The Trial of Lady Chatterley
    by C H Rolph

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    The best books on Censorship - The Rise of the Novel by Ian Watt

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    The Rise of the Novel
    by Ian Watt

The best books on Censorship, recommended by Anthony Julius

As both a solicitor advocate and literary scholar, Anthony Julius occupies a privileged place to navigate complex interactions between literature and law. He picks the best books on censorship, including three novels subjected to their own censorship controversies.

    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters, recommended by Guy Raz

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    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters - Staying Tuned by Daniel Schorr

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    Staying Tuned
    by Daniel Schorr

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    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters - Writing News for Broadcast by Edward Bliss Jr. and James L Hoyt & Guy Raz

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    Writing News for Broadcast
    by Edward Bliss Jr. and James L Hoyt & Guy Raz

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    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters - Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

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    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters - The Assassin’s Gate by George Packer

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    The Assassin’s Gate
    by George Packer

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    The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters - Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens

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    Letters to a Young Contrarian
    by Christopher Hitchens

The best books on Essential Reading for Reporters, recommended by Guy Raz

NPR host and former foreign correspondent offers practical and anecdotal guidance on reporting the news. Says, “I don’t buy this idea that there was a golden age in journalism”

    The best books on Journalism, recommended by Robert Cottrell

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    The best books on Journalism - The Economist Style Guide by The Economist

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    The Economist Style Guide
    by The Economist

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    The best books on Journalism - Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn

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    Towards the End of the Morning
    by Michael Frayn

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    The best books on Journalism - The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré

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    The Honourable Schoolboy
    by John le Carré

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    The best books on Journalism - The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

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    The Imperfectionists
    by Tom Rachman

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    The best books on Journalism - Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

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    Scoop
    by Evelyn Waugh

The best books on Journalism, recommended by Robert Cottrell

Newspaper journalism is on its way out, regrets the former foreign correspondent and Browser co-founder. He chooses four novels that reflect the golden days and a style guide that is an equally fine work of imagination

    The best books on Privacy, recommended by Max Mosley

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    The best books on Privacy - The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham

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    The Rule of Law
    by Tom Bingham

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    The best books on Privacy - Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

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    Flat Earth News
    by Nick Davies

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    The best books on Privacy - The News of the World? by Peter Burden

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    The News of the World?
    by Peter Burden

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    The best books on Privacy - Bounce by Matthew Syed

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    Bounce
    by Matthew Syed

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    The best books on Privacy - Brainwash by Dominic Streatfeild

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    Brainwash
    by Dominic Streatfeild

The best books on Privacy, recommended by Max Mosley

The former FIA president discusses privacy very openly, with candid views on the press and his own personal scandal. Recommends books on everything from media distortion to mind control

    The best books on American Foreign Reporting, recommended by John M Hamilton

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    The best books on American Foreign Reporting - Personal History by Vincent Sheean

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    Personal History
    by Vincent Sheean

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    The best books on American Foreign Reporting - Red Star over China by Edgar Snow

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    Red Star over China
    by Edgar Snow

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    The best books on American Foreign Reporting - Our Foreign Affairs by Paul Scott Mowrer

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    Our Foreign Affairs
    by Paul Scott Mowrer

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    The best books on American Foreign Reporting - On the Great Highway by James Creelman

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    On the Great Highway
    by James Creelman

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    The best books on American Foreign Reporting - I Saw Hitler by Dorothy Thompson

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    I Saw Hitler
    by Dorothy Thompson

The best books on American Foreign Reporting, recommended by John M Hamilton

The Professor of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University discusses American foreign correspondents. Laments the lack of swashbuckling approach amongst current crop of journalists

    The best books on Editing Newspapers, recommended by Peter Stothard

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    The best books on Editing Newspapers - The Spike by Peter Forster

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    The Spike
    by Peter Forster

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    The best books on Editing Newspapers - The Warden by Anthony Trollope

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    The Warden
    by Anthony Trollope

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    The best books on Editing Newspapers - The First Casualty by Philip Knightley

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    The First Casualty
    by Philip Knightley

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    The best books on Editing Newspapers - Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn

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    Towards the End of the Morning
    by Michael Frayn

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    The best books on Editing Newspapers - My Paper Chase by Harold Evans

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    My Paper Chase
    by Harold Evans

The best books on Editing Newspapers, recommended by Peter Stothard

The Editor of The Times Literary Supplement discusses the changing history of the Newspaper Editor. Suggests further reading and highlights Peter Forster’s The Spike as the most accurate depiction of an editor’s work.

    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border, recommended by Gretchen Peters

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    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border - The End of Poverty by Jeffrey D Sachs

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    The End of Poverty
    by Jeffrey D Sachs

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    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border - Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

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    Three Cups of Tea
    by Greg Mortenson

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    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border - The 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

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    The 9/11 Commission Report
    by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

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    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border - The Punishment of Virtue by Sarah Chayes

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    The Punishment of Virtue
    by Sarah Chayes

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    The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border - Descent Into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid

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    Descent Into Chaos
    by Ahmed Rashid

The best books on The Afghanistan-Pakistan border, recommended by Gretchen Peters

The award-winning journalist and author says she laughed out loud when she read Greg Mortenson’s line that if he was killed in Pakistan, he knew it would be in a car accident and not by a terrorist

    The best books on The Future of the Media, recommended by Todd Gitlin

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    The best books on The Future of the Media - Preface to Plato by Eric A Havelock

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    Preface to Plato
    by Eric A Havelock

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    The best books on The Future of the Media - The Printing Press as an Agent of Change by Elizabeth L Eisenstein

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    The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
    by Elizabeth L Eisenstein

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    The best books on The Future of the Media - The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications by Paul Starr

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    The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications
    by Paul Starr

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    The best books on The Future of the Media - Raymond Williams on Culture and Society: Essential Writings by Raymond Williams

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    Raymond Williams on Culture and Society: Essential Writings
    by Raymond Williams

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    The best books on The Future of the Media - Media Unlimited by Todd Gitlin

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    Media Unlimited
    by Todd Gitlin

The best books on The Future of the Media, recommended by Todd Gitlin

The Journalism Professor at Columbia University discusses the future of the media. Argues that the availability of intelligently compiled, serious information is a prerequisite for democratic life

    The best books on Love, War, and Longing, recommended by Janine di Giovanni

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    The best books on Love - The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth & Michael Hofmann (translator)

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    The Radetzky March
    by Joseph Roth & Michael Hofmann (translator)

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    The best books on Love - A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

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    A Moveable Feast
    by Ernest Hemingway

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    The best books on Love - The Last Time I Saw Paris by Elliot Paul

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    The Last Time I Saw Paris
    by Elliot Paul

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    The best books on Love - Travels with Myself and Another by Martha Gelhorn

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    Travels with Myself and Another
    by Martha Gelhorn

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    The best books on Love - The Odyssey by Homer and translated by Emily Wilson

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    The Odyssey
    by Homer and translated by Emily Wilson

The best books on Love, War, and Longing, recommended by Janine di Giovanni

War reporter tells us that her life is permeated with sense of loss and longing. She quotes her heroine Martha Gellhorn: “I have a sudden notion of why history is such a mess. Human beings do not live long enough”

    The best books on Investigative Journalism, recommended by Nick Davies

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    The best books on Investigative Journalism - All The President’s Men by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

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    All The President’s Men
    by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

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    The best books on Investigative Journalism - A Hack’s Progress by Phillip Knightley

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    A Hack’s Progress
    by Phillip Knightley

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    The best books on Investigative Journalism - Good Times, Bad Times by Harold Evans

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    Good Times, Bad Times
    by Harold Evans

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    The best books on Investigative Journalism - Toxic Sludge is Good for You by John Stauber

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    Toxic Sludge is Good for You
    by John Stauber

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    The best books on Investigative Journalism - The New Journalism by Tom Wolfe

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    The New Journalism
    by Tom Wolfe

The best books on Investigative Journalism, recommended by Nick Davies

The investigative journalist says when he started out reporting PR copy was a real rarity. If you were writing about crime, you’d call the police station and speak to an officer.

    The best books on Privacy, recommended by Mike Dodd

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    The best books on Privacy - Privacy and the Press by Joshua Rozenberg

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    Privacy and the Press
    by Joshua Rozenberg

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    The best books on Privacy - The Law of Privacy and the Media by Oxford University Press, USA

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    The Law of Privacy and the Media
    by Oxford University Press, USA

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    The best books on Privacy - Fenwick and Phillipson by Helen Fenwick, Gavin Phillipson

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    Fenwick and Phillipson
    by Helen Fenwick, Gavin Phillipson

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    The best books on Privacy - New Dimensions in Privacy Law by Cambridge University Press

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    New Dimensions in Privacy Law
    by Cambridge University Press

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    The best books on Privacy - Privacy and the Media by Hugh Tomlinson et al

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    Privacy and the Media
    by Hugh Tomlinson et al

The best books on Privacy, recommended by Mike Dodd

The Press Association’s legal advisor argues that the definition of privacy in Britain is being redefined by judges on a seemingly ad hoc basis. Discusses privacy issues and reviews the best books on the subject

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