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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Jensen, Robert, 1958- Writing dissent. New York : P. Lang, c2001 (OCoLC)654234214 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Jensen |
| ISBN: | 0820456519 9780820456515 |
| OCLC Number: | 46422166 |
| Description: | x, 150 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: Mainstreaming Dissent -- Pt. I. Getting Ready to Write. Ch. 1. What Makes Radical Analysis Radical? Ch. 2. Understanding Journalism and Journalists. Ch. 3. Making Sense of a Complex World in 700 Words -- Pt. II. Writing Strategies and Examples. Ch. 4. Today's Headlines. Ch. 5. They've Got It All Wrong. Ch. 6. Piggybacking on the News. Ch. 7. Anniversaries and Holidays. Ch. 8. Getting Personal. Ch. 9. Counteroffensives. Ch. 10. Personal Connections and Dumb Luck. Ch. 11. The Alternative Press. Conclusion: Why I Write (for Newspapers). |
| Series Title: | Media & culture (New York, N.Y.), v. 5. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Jensen. |
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"Too often people with critical views give up on the mainstream press. 'Writing Dissent' shows how it is possible to craft truly radical essays that can push and shove their way into publications that regular folks read. The breadth of contemporary politics dissected in Jensen's writing and his sensible firsthand accounts of how journalists work make this book invaluable." Read more...
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