Journalism books

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All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld review – bracing and brilliant essay collection
The iconoclastic US author’s intellectually poised critique of minimalism boasts scintillating writing of breadth and power

Kate Kellaway

25, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Cuckooland by Tom Burgis review – reputation management
A work of investigative reporting whose very existence proves that the rich don’t always have the last word

James Ball

21, Mar, 2024 @12:52 PM

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BBC disinformation reporter Marianna Spring: ‘My approach to fear is to try to make sense of it’
The broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad

Jude Rogers

18, Feb, 2024 @9:30 AM

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The AI tools that might stop you getting hired
One-way video interviews, CV screeners and digital monitoring are among the ways employers are using tech to save time and money on recruitment. But do they work?

Zoë Corbyn

03, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Verdant Inferno/A Scabby Black Brazilian by Alberto Rangel/ Jean-Christophe Goddard review – an Amazonian beauty
Two republished titles sharing the same cover – one a Brazilian classic, the other a philosophical blurring of genres – deliver head-spinning insights into life in the rainforest

Joe Moshenska

26, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM

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‘Fela Kuti was always in his pants’: legendary music photographer Val Wilmer’s greatest shoots
She ate fried chicken with BB King, gave Jimi Hendrix a lift home from a gig and accidentally worked for MI6. The pioneer recalls her favourite subjects – and the ones like Miles Davis she’d rather forget

Garth Cartwright

21, Nov, 2023 @4:13 PM

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Napoleon and The Crown are travesties: there is no ‘artistic licence’ to distort history | Simon Jenkins
In a sick world, it is dangerous for film-makers to fabricate and embellish in the name of entertainment, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

20, Nov, 2023 @4:55 PM

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Louis Theroux: ‘It’s not rude to ask a question. It’s rude to expect an answer’
His signature mix of charm and cheek has made him one of the best interviewers in the game. Will he take it on the chin when the tables are turned?

Zoe Williams

04, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM

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A Death in Malta by Paul Caruana Galizia review – courage under fire
An unforgettable account of the life and murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

John Simpson

27, Oct, 2023 @6:30 AM

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I Love Russia by Elena Kostyuchenko review – reportage at its best
The Novaya Gazeta journalist offers brilliant, immersive bulletins from her homeland but doesn’t explain its return to totalitarian rule

Luke Harding

17, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM

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A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel review – smart reflections on Wolf Hall, religion… and RoboCop
This collection of essays and journalism is a poignant reminder of the novelist’s expansive mind, and of what more she might have achieved

Stephanie Merritt

15, Oct, 2023 @8:00 AM

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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story by Nathan Thrall – review
With devastating clarity, the Jerusalem-based journalist shows how one family’s disaster illuminates the complex tragedy of Israel and Palestine

Alex Preston

12, Oct, 2023 @4:45 PM

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