Rosenblum,M. Who Stole the News? 1993
Rosenblum, Mort. Who Stole the News? New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
298 pages.
Mort Rosenblum is a senior foreign correspondent for the Associated
Press, with 25 years of experience in 180 countries. This book is an ode
to Rosenblum's brave colleagues who dodge bullets to bring us the headlines,
as well as a trenchant admission that the process isn't working very well.
Between the foreign correspondent's dispatch and the material that is
presented to the average American, too much happens to sabotage the story.
While this book jingoistically describes the romance and excitement of the
reporter's lifestyle, it can also be brilliantly critical of foreign news
reporting in general -- especially in the case of television, where image
and soundbite count for more than historical background.
Rosenblum's major complaint is that Americans are not getting quality
foreign news, and are not prepared for America's role as the world's major
power. But Rosenblum, along with over a dozen colleagues mentioned in the
book, are members of the Council on Foreign Relations. After agreeing with
Rosenblum's criticisms, one is still suspicious of an unexamined agenda.
Why do Rosenblum and the CFR want Americans to be more aware? Are they
worried that the emerging isolationism in the heartland will keep America
from playing world cop? The CFR's record is not encouraging on this issue,
but unfortunately, questions such as these are beyond Rosenblum's scope.
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