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Brassai's eye, Paris, France (© 1981 John Loengard)
Guest host Philip Gourevitch looks at what led police to kill as many as 20 protestors in a fishing village near Hong Kong last week. Also, a look at media coverage of the war in Iraq...and whether or not it’s accurate to make comparisons to the coverage of Vietnam. Plus, the reflections of a LIFE magazine photographer. And a new book that explores modern life in middle America, by focusing on one town: Denison, Iowa.
Underreported: Violent Crackdown in China
Up to 20 protesters were killed last week by Chinese police in a fishing village near Hong Kong. On today's edition of our regular Underreported feature, we'll find out what caused the protests, and what led what could be China's biggest use of force on citizens since the Tiananmen Square ...
As I See It
John Loengard photographed celebrities, politicians, and ordinary people for LIFE magazine for 50 years. He'll tell us about a new collection of his work: As I See It.
» Slideshow: John Loengard Photographs The book signing is this Saturday, December 17 from 2 – ...
» Slideshow: John Loengard Photographs The book signing is this Saturday, December 17 from 2 – ...
Searching for the Soul of America in a Midwest Town
In the Pulizter Prize-winning And Their Children After Them, Dale Maharidge followed up on the lives of the Alabama sharecroppers James Agee and Walker Evans profiled in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. In his latest book, Mr. Maharidge examines some of the little-known and unexpected issues that are becoming ...
Media Coverage of the War in Iraq
Coverage of the Iraq war has been waning on network news, with a steep drop in the number of minutes spent covering Iraq over the last year. Newspapers have cut back their presence in Iraq, too. What's going on? Are Americans getting the information they need? And does it make ...
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