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 | | People's Movements, People's Press: The Journalism of Social Justice Movements by Bob Ostertag ISBN-10: 9780807061664 ISBN-10: 0-8070-6166-2 ISBN-13: 9780807061664 ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6166-4 Paperback 2007-04-15 Beacon Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description America has a long history of protest and rebellion. In People's Movements, People's Press, Bob Ostertag recounts the history of the alternative print media that has arisen out of five social movements—abolition, woman suffrage, environmental, gay liberation, and Vietnam antiwar. By telling the story of the newspapers and magazines of these movements, Ostertag shows the power of the written word to mobilize activists behind a political cause. "This is a piece of our history that everyone concerned about the past and future of our democracy needs to know." —Eric Foner, author of The Story of American Freedom "This is a wonderful book and a delightful read that deserves the attention of all who care about journalism and social justice." —Robert W. McChesney, author of The Problem of the Media Bob Ostertag has written widely on political subjects, particularly those concerning Latin America. He is an associate professor of technocultural studies at the University of California, Davis, and lives in San Francisco. | ||
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Fascinating and Surprising I came with complete naivete to this book, and was delighted to discover that it is a fascinating read about many different press movements. The section on the GI underground press, for example, was very surprising, and transformed my view of the Viet Nam war. I recommend this book! | ||
An intriguing work on and about the impact of "counterculture journalism". People's Movements, People's Press: The Journalism Of Social Justice Movements by Bob Ostertag (Associate Professor of Technocultural Studies at University of California, Davis) is an intriguing work on and about the impact of "counterculture journalism". Beginning with the nineteenth century struggles of abolitionist and suffragist newspaper forums and journalist advocacy, Ostertag continues on with gay and lesbian press, the underground GI press during the Vietnam war, and the environmental movement journalism of the past few decades. Ostertag draws upon material from obscure but powerful publications such as the 'Revolution,' 'The Advocate,' 'HomoCore,' 'LA Free Press', 'Vietnam GI,' and 'The (Fort) Lewis-McChord Free Press to illustrate how independent journalists have shaped the history of diverse social justice movements. In an age when corporate journalism is almost all that is available in the "mainstream press", People's Movements, People's Press is clearly a book whose time is come. Ostertag closes with an especially interesting chapter that pays tribute to the Independent Press Association which was founded in 1996 by John Anner for the purpose of supporting independent publishing. In it, Ostertag speaks eloquently of the need for media reform beyond any thus far attempted. Highly recommended reading for academic library Journalism Studies reference collections, as well as social activist reading lists, People's Movements, People's Press documents relatively recent journalist history which has almost been 'lost' by the current generation who take a free press for granted. | ||