Journalism beyond Orwell : a collection of essays /

"Journalism Beyond Orwell adapts and updates pioneering work by Richard Lance Keeble to explore George Orwell's legacy as a journalist in original, critical - and often controversial - ways. Though best known as the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell was, throughout his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Keeble, Richard, 1948- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Subjects:	Orwell, George, > 1903-1950 > Criticism and interpretation. Orwell, George, > 1903-1950 > Influence. Orwell, George, > 1903-1950. Journalistic ethics. Journalists > Great Britain > Biography. Journalism > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Journalism > Great Britain > History > 21st century. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Journalism. Journalists. Great Britain. 1900-2099 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Why journalism and Orwell matter
The myth of freedom : Orwell and the press
The lasting in the ephemeral : assessing George Orwell's 'As I please' columns
George Orwell as war correspondent : a re-assessment
Lynn (Demon) Barber : the pleasures and pitfalls of the celebrity profile
Lara Pawson's genre-busting memoir : gravitas and the celebration of unique cultural space
John Tulloch : on the importance of mischief-making
Information warfare in an age of hyper-militarism
Operation Moshtarak and the manufacture of credible, 'heroic' warfare
Giving peace journalism a chance
Journalists and the secret state
Targeting Gaddafi : secret warfare and the media
Secrets and lies : on the ethics of conflict coverage.