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Words of fire : independent journalists who challenge dictators, druglords, and other enemies of a free press / Anthony Collings.
LIBRA PN4820 .C65 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collings, Anthony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Journalists--Biography.
- Journalists.
- Government and the press.
- Journalism--Political aspects.
- Journalism.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 269 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- "They are the news" : facing Mexican druglords
- She had to be there : taking risks in Russia
- Opening the door : courage in Asia
- Guerrilla journalists : underground in Nigeria
- A precious pen : defiance around the world
- The general's Mercedes : crime and corruption
- A veiled woman : the separatists
- Brother against brother : civil war
- In the thick of it : protests and riots
- Money at stake : economic secrets
- The president's mistress : exposʹes
- We are not amused : satire
- We have ways : violence and imprisonment
- We have other ways : legal and economic pressures
- Chilled or defiant : the painful choice
- Cat and computer mouse : using the internet
- The great firewall : China and the Internet
- Send in Uncle Walter : advocacy groups.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814716059
- OCLC:
- 45669143
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