{"title":"Margaret Sullivan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into journalism, media ethics, and the challenges facing the news industry. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eGhosting the News\u003c\/em\u003e, provide a thoughtful critique of modern newsrooms and the evolving relationship between journalists and the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of memoir and commentary that sheds light on the complexities of news reporting and media accountability. This collection is ideal for those interested in the intersection of media, democracy, and personal experience within journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"newsroom-confidential","title":"Newsroom Confidential","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sullivan remains the critic American journalism requires, a veteran practitioner with street cred, still in touch with the 'unaccountable joy' of reporting and writing that continues to draw talented young people to the field.\" - Steve Coll, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Sullivan began her career at the Buffalo News, where she rose from summer intern to editor in chief. In \u003cem\u003eNewsroom Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e, she chronicles her years in the trenches battling sexism and throwing elbows in a highly competitive newsroom. In 2012, Sullivan was appointed the public editor of The New York Times, the first woman to hold that important role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe was in the unique position of acting on behalf of readers to weigh the actions and reporting of the paper's staff, parsing potential lapses in judgment, unethical practices, and thorny journalistic issues. Sullivan recounts how she navigated the paper's controversies, from Hillary Clinton's emails to Elon Musk's accusations of unfairness to the need for greater diversity in the newsroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, having served the longest tenure of any public editor, Sullivan left for the Washington Post, where she had a front-row seat to the rise of Donald Trump in American media and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith her celebrated mixture of charm, sharp-eyed observation, and nuanced criticism, Sullivan takes us behind the scenes of the nation’s most influential news outlets to explore how Americans lost trust in the news and what it will take to regain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45719346741484,"sku":"9781250906007","price":31.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250906007.jpg?v=1726123394"},{"product_id":"ghosting-the-news-by-margaret-sullivan-9781733623780","title":"Ghosting the News","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal journalism is on the verge of extinction and this is bad for democracy. This book explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosting the News\u003c\/i\u003e tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. Reporting on news-impoverished areas in the U.S. and around the world, America's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage but also surveys some new efforts to keep local news alive—from non-profit digital sites to an effort modelled on the Peace Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo nostalgic paean to the roar of rumbling presses, \u003ci\u003eGhosting the News\u003c\/i\u003e instead sounds a loud alarm, alerting citizens to the growing crisis in local news that has already done serious damage. She explains how a lack of local news in communities results in more polarisation, less political engagement, and more poorly informed citizens who are less capable of making good decisions about governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd she does it all through the lens of a journalist who spent most of her career in local news, including nearly thirteen years as the top editor of a regional newspaper, \u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e. If local newspapers are on the brink of extinction, we ought to know the full extent of the losses now, before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536616210668,"sku":"9781733623780","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781733623780-ghosting-the-news.jpg?v=1776384479"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/margaret-sullivan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}