Victor S Navasky
1) Naming names
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English
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Winner of the National Book Award: Considered by many to be the definitive account of the Army-McCarthy hearings, Victor S. Navasky's Naming Names rivetingly documents one of the most shameful eras in American history Drawing on interviews with over one hundred and fifty people who were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee-including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner Jr., and Arthur Miller-award-winning author Victor S. Navasky...
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English
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Finalist for the National Book Award: A groundbreaking portrait of the intersection of law and politics in Robert F. Kennedy's Department of Justice As United States Attorney General, the young, legally inexperienced Robert F. Kennedy sat at the head of a vast department tasked with enforcing the law and defending the rights of an entire nation. Although his family connection to the White House raised eyebrows, Robert Kennedy's tenure was marked by...
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English
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From finding and cultivating authors to effectively incorporating art and design, from the importance of fact checking and copyediting to the critical relationship between advertising dollars and content, this anthology provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the making of a successful and influential magazine. It also engages with the industry's most pressing issues, such as the future of magazines in a digital environment and the increasing pressure...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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"A lavishly illustrated, witty, and learned look at the awesome power of the political cartoon throughout history to enrage, provoke, and amuse. As a former editor of The New York Times Magazine and the longtime editor of The Nation, Victor Navasky knows just how incendiary--and transformative--cartoons can be. Here Navasky guides readers through some of the greatest cartoons ever sketched--by George Grosz, David Levine, Herblock, Honore Daumier,...
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Palisades Free Library
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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"The Palisades People Sunday Symposia, a community cultural series, presents "Journalism Today: What Can We Trust?" Panelists Marvin Kitman, Victor Navasky, Mort Rosenblum, and Joan Konner will discuss different news outlets, their methods for gathering and producing information, and which ones adhere to the standards and ideals that traditional journalists learned to honor through their training and organization. All this and more, moderated by Joan...