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Shameless self-promotion (Journalism history division)
By Christopher B. Daly Finally, it’s here: the electronic version of my book about the history of U.S. journalism, Covering America. Just in time for the anniversary of the rollout of the hardback,...
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America’s history of censorship
By Christopher B. Daly A recent obituary reminds us that during World War II, President Roosevelt created and operated a wide-ranging and largely effective program of censorship of all news media. The...
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More on WWII photo censorship
Here is a new Times “Lens” blog, with more on LIFE magazine photographer George Strock. Photo by George Strock/ LIFE magazine. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: censorship, journalism history,...
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New AP book of Vietnam War photos
By Christopher B. Daly Thanks to The Associated Press, there’s a new book of news photographs from the American war in Vietnam that will remind us of all the chaos, confusion, heroism, beauty, and...
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White House photogs demand access
And they should get it (much as I would like to side with B.U. alum Pete Souza, the official White House photographer). Here’s a version. Filed under: Journalism, journalism history, New York Times,...
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Jacob Riis showed “How the Other Half Lives”
By Christopher B. Daly A hat-tip to journalist and educator Ted Gup for a terrific story about his discovery of a classic work of journalism history — the copy of How the Other Half Lives that was...
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Tyler Hicks — a grim day in Gaza
By Christopher B. Daly The remarkable Tyler Hicks seems to have a knack for being present where things happen. Hicks, the NYTimes photojournalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news this year...
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What can we learn from a Civil War sketch artist?
by Christopher B. Daly Plenty. The little-known artist Alfred Waud was one of the most important “visual journalists” covering the greatest conflict in American history. Along with the young Winslow...
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The story to watch: Hong Kong
By Christopher B. Daly Where will the new Hong Kong protests lead? Hard to say. For decades, it has been widely assumed that if there were a serious blow delivered against the regime in China, it...
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My favorite films about journalism
By Christopher B. Daly This weekend marked the general release of the terrific new film “Spotlight,” about the team of investigative journalists at the Boston Globe who broke the prize-winning story...
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