| Writing on the Move: Albert Londres and Investigative Journalism Contributor(s): Collier, Peter (Other), Redfern, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 3039101579 ISBN-13: 9783039101573 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $93.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004044108 |
| Series: European Connections |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6" W x 9" (0.81 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albert Londres (1884-1932) was a much-translated French investigative journalist, distinguished by the application of humour to serious reporting. His journalistic coverage was extremely wide (Europe, Soviet Russia, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa, South America), as were his themes: war, revolution, racism, prison and asylum conditions, the slave trade, colonialism, sport. This study compares and contrasts Londres with other globetrotting reporters from France, Britain and the USA who deal courageously and innovatively with history in the making. The approach is historical, sociological and rhetorical. The author investigates the shifting borderline between journalism and literature and critically examines the numerous clich s about, and by, journalists. |