Reporting America at War, Michelle Ferrari
Reporting America at War, Michelle Ferrari
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Reporting America at War
An Oral History

Author: Michelle Ferrari, James Tobin, Stephen Ives

Narrator: Moira Driscoll, William Dufris, various narrators, J. P. Guimont, Mark Honan, Christopher Price

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2008


Synopsis

Now, for the first time, the nation’s most respected reporters share their stories as the eyes and ears of the nation to create a fascinating oral history.Some of the most influential journalists of our time, including Christiane Amanpour, Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer, Peter Arnett and Andy Rooney convey the facts, the brutality and the drama of warfare. They examine issues such as censorship, propaganda, ethics, the power of the press, and the future of war reporting, especially after September 11th. In addition, they relay their own personal experiences as US war reporters in a unique work of history.

About Michelle Ferrari

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.

About James Tobin

James Tobin won the National Book Critics Circle Award for his first book, Ernie Pyle’s War, and the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for his biography of the Wright Brothers. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

About Moira Driscoll

Moira Driscoll’s theatrical credits include numerous productions Off-Broadway and at theaters throughout the United States and Europe. She has appeared on television in Law & Order, Cosby, and One Life to Live. Her voice has been featured on PBS and NPR and in audiobooks, as well as in museum exhibits across the country.

About William Dufris

William Dufris began his audio career doing radio plays, audiobooks, film/animation dubbing, and language tapes in London, where he lived for thirteen years. While there, he had the honor of sharing the microphone in a number of BBC Radio plays with Kathleen Turner, Sharon Gless, Stockard Channing, and Helena Bonham-Carter. These experiences led him to cofound two audio production companies: The Story Circle Ltd. and Mind's Eye Productions. He has also acted on stage and television in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. William is the original voice of Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini) in the popular children's show Bob the Builder for the United States and Canada (Series 1-9). He produces, directs, acts and engineers for his audio theatre company, Rocky Coast Radio Theatre. He has been nominated nine times as a finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award and has garnered twenty-one Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, which also named him one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century, as well as one of the Best Voices of the Year in 2008 and 2009.

About J. P. Guimont

J. P. Guimont has been stage acting since the age of five. He attended the University of Maine at Orono and studied theater under Dr. Sandra Hardy. Guimont is also a charter member and cofounder of the Cast, a theater company located in Portland, Maine.

About Mark Honan

Mark Honan is a British actor currently living in Maine. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy in London and has worked in repertory on both sides of the Atlantic. He has performed Off Broadway with the Riverside Shakespeare Company and regionally at the Berkshire Theater Festival and Portland Stage Company.

About Christopher Price

Christopher Price is a native New Englander who lived for the Whalers as a youngster. He is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered the New England sports scene for more than twenty years. Price has served as a contributor to ESPN.com and SI.com, as well as the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, Rocky Mountain News, and the Cape Cod Times. He is the author of The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower and Drive for Five: The Remarkable Run of the 2016 Patriots.

About Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), narrator of the United States Constitution series, was called the most trusted man in America. That trust stemmed from his leadership position in American journalism for more than forty years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on November 22, 2018

This oral history collection is perhaps even more relevant today in 2018 than it was upon publication in 2003. Reporting America at War: An Oral History lends perspective on the evolving relationship of the press and the government from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, and into the Gulf conflic......more

Goodreads review by Roger on July 16, 2017

An insightful book on how the news media has covered America's involvements in the major wars and police actions of the past century. It is objective and quite well written.......more


Quotes

“Compelling.” Arizona Republic

“The tremendous influence of journalists on the public reaction to the government handling of military affairs is evident here.” Library Journal

“Valuable testimony on the sheer physical difficulties the war reporter must endure, difficulties that, during the Iraq wars, have only worsened because of the premium satellite-transmission reporting puts on getting anything, even the most random fragments, on the air.” Booklist