Reports That Shook the World: The Most Famous Events Through the Eyes of Female Reporters
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Reports That Shook the World: The Most Famous Events Through the Eyes of Female Reporters
14.99 €
Nellie Bly, Martha Gellhorn, Oriana Fallaci, Elizabeth Sauvy, known as Titaina, and Anna Politkovskaya all made a mark on journalism. These women pioneered the genre and continued existing principles, changing narrative traditions and taking a fresh look at armed conflict. Can a woman be both a reporter and a wife? A journalist and a mother? Can she travel the world, risking her life in conflict zones the way men do?
In the 19th century, Nellie Bly boldly penetrated areas previously closed to women through subterfuge and undercover investigations. In 1917, Louise Bryant dined with Bolsheviks, met with Trotsky, and witnessed the revolution. These events would form the basis of her book, Six Red Months in Russia. Françoise Demulder arrives in Lebanon at the height of the civil war, destined to be the only photographer to witness the brutal massacre in Karantina. In 1979, Oriana Fallaci interviews Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution, and removes her chador for him, while journalist Kate Eadie fights her way through the crowd at Tiananmen Square as gunfire opens on demonstrators.
History professor Christian Delporte traces the history of journalism from the 19th century to the present day, from World War I to conflicts in the Middle East and Vietnam, highlighting the remarkable women reporters who changed our view of the world.
In the 19th century, Nellie Bly boldly penetrated areas previously closed to women through subterfuge and undercover investigations. In 1917, Louise Bryant dined with Bolsheviks, met with Trotsky, and witnessed the revolution. These events would form the basis of her book, Six Red Months in Russia. Françoise Demulder arrives in Lebanon at the height of the civil war, destined to be the only photographer to witness the brutal massacre in Karantina. In 1979, Oriana Fallaci interviews Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution, and removes her chador for him, while journalist Kate Eadie fights her way through the crowd at Tiananmen Square as gunfire opens on demonstrators.
History professor Christian Delporte traces the history of journalism from the 19th century to the present day, from World War I to conflicts in the Middle East and Vietnam, highlighting the remarkable women reporters who changed our view of the world.
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