Newspaper
by Maggie Messitt
ISBN: 9781501392177
Published: 2024-05-30
"Newspaper is about more than news printed on paper. From censorship and the intentional destruction of the historic record to partisan and white supremacist campaigns, this is the story of an instrument that has been central to democracy and to holding the powerful to account. Journalist Maggie Messitt covers the 400-year history of an almost-endangered object in 100 vignettes, sharing her own journey as an advocate for the newspaper's transformation and survival in the United States and South Africa, two democratic nations she's called home. A reflection on the past and present, Newspaper spotlights those who seek to prevent its extinction"--
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