Reporting America at War An Oral History

by Tobin, James; Ferrari, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780786888856
• ISBN10: 0786888857
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-13
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

At the turning points of modern American history, from the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of Southeast Asia, war correspondents have served as our eyes and ears-sometimes even as our conscience. Courageous and controversial, they have captured war in all its brutality, folly, and drama. In the process, they have both reflected and altered America's sense of itself.

Author Biography

Michelle Ferrari, writer of the PBS series Reporting America at War, has been creating innovative and critically acclaimed documentary narratives for more than a decade. She was the writer of the PBS special Out of the Past and the American Experience documentary Seabiscuit, which earned her a 2003 Primetime Emmy nomination. Her work also has been seen on HBO and Cinemax, and has received honors from the Writers Guild of America, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, and film festivals nationwide. She lives in New York City

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Edward R. Murrow	p. 11
Walter Cronkite	p. 19
Martha Gellhorn	p. 33
Andy Rooney	p. 51
Frank Gibney	p. 63
Homer Bigart	p. 73
Malcolm W. Browne	p. 91
David Halberstam	p. 111
Morley Safer	p. 133
Ward Just	p. 147
Gloria Emerson	p. 163
Peter Arnett	p. 173
Chris Hedges	p. 191
Christiane Amanpour	p. 207
Epilogue: The War in Iraq, 2003	p. 219
Afterword	p. 227
Acknowledgments	p. 229
Index	p. 233
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