Best Literary Journalism
NYU’s Journalism Department put out a list of “The Best American Journalism of the 20th Century.” “Best of ” lists are almost always missing something central. This list could better be “best literary journalism,” but then would Murrow’s “Investigation of Sen. Joseph McCarthy” qualify?
I taught Hersey’s Hiroshima for an undergraduate class in “Forms of Non-Fiction.” Even by today’s standards, Hersey’s descriptions are graphic. Whether they help students be more empathetic or critical, is perhaps a different story.
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