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Article: Reporting World War II, 2 vols.
- Article from:
- American Journalism Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 1995
- Author:
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"Reporting World War II" is an impressive historical treasury, full of accounts still moving after half a century. And it is more. It also lets us pursue a question that is always contemporary: What makes enduring journalism?
Based on this collection, the answer seems to have little to do with everyday news coverage. The editors have chosen few hard news articles, few conventional inverted pyramids. What predominates is journalism with voice - commentary, columns and magazine-style pieces.
Their shining quality is the writers' ability to make connections with audiences, often in the first person. Listen to the inimitable Edward R. Murrow, broadcasting for CBS ...