Insights on Literary Journalism

Kevin M. Lerner is Associate Professor of Journalism and Chair of the Department of Communication, Marist College, USA.

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: The Old JournalismKevin M. LernerPart I: What is Literary Journalism?Chapter 1: What Counts as Literary Journalism? A Case Study of The WireRoberta S. Maguire and Miles MaguireChapter 2: Fields of Activity versus Genres in Literary Journalism: The Case of Comics Journalism in BrazilAugusto PaimChapter 3: When Sources become Characters: Definers of Reality in Literary JournalismMateus Yuri PassosPart II: Storytellers and Subjects in Literary JournalismChapter 4: Helping to Give a Subject Their Voice: The Crafted Interview and Environmental Conservation WorkersChristina YinChapter 5: Advocacy, Ethics, and Objectivity: How Literary Journalism Addresses Moral Discomfort in the Reportage of Gender-Based ViolenceJulie WheelwrightChapter 6: Making Their Place on the Bus: The Campaign Reportage of Nora Ephron, Gloria Steinem, and Joan DidionLori Amber RoessnerPart III: Literary Journalism and the Public SphereChapter 7: Journalists without Borders: Paul McGeough and War Reporting from the FrontLindsay MortonChapter 8: Attitudes toward Authority: Profiling Celebrity Environmentalists in StyleChristine IsagerPart IV: Literary Journalism and the Future of the FieldChapter 9: Measuring Value: Student Perceptions of Literary Journalism’s Potential to Promote a Liberal EducationJeffrey C. NeelyAfterwordBill ReynoldsIndex