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A review by pbokelly
Merchants of Truth: The Business of Facts and The Future of News by Jill Abramson
4.0
This book met with both pre- and post-publication controversy, and will soon be revised to correct quote attribution, but if you look beyond the editing-related issues, I believe the book is an excellent and timely review of how journalism rapidly evolved over the last couple decades, including an insightful assessment of the influence of Facebook and Google.
Some related resources to consider:
• Positive reviews
○ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/books/review/jill-abramson-merchants-of-truth.html
○ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-sad-inspiring-state-of-modern-news/2019/01/31/e4cb1fce-1ffc-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
○ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/jill-abramson-dishes-about-new-media-and-her-tumultuous-times-years
○ https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/interesting-times-a-review-of-merchants-of-truth-by-jill-abramson
○ https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-books-merchants-of-truth-jill-abramson-review-20190201-story.html
○ https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/01/30/cloudy-future-journalism-and-democracy/nTGBTigDnfSuNp87gwRZSL/story.html
○ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jill-abramson/merchants-of-truth/
○ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/02/08/jill-abramsons-merchants-truth-grim-eye-state-news-biz/2778350002/
• Negative reviews
○ https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/jill-abramson-book-review-merchants-of-truth.html
○ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/05/691366608/journalisms-battles-are-on-display-in-jill-abramsons-merchants-of-truth
○ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/07/692409357/i-fell-short-jill-abramson-responds-to-charges-of-plagiarism-inaccuracies
○ https://www.thenation.com/article/jill-abramsons-merchants-of-truth-review/
• Author interviews
○ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/how-journalism-survives-an-interview-with-jill-abramson
https://www.recode.net/2019/1/31/18204418/jill-abramson-merchants-truth-book-new-york-times-buzzfeed-layoffs-recode-media-peter-kafka-podcast
Some related resources to consider:
• Positive reviews
○ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/books/review/jill-abramson-merchants-of-truth.html
○ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-sad-inspiring-state-of-modern-news/2019/01/31/e4cb1fce-1ffc-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
○ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/jill-abramson-dishes-about-new-media-and-her-tumultuous-times-years
○ https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/interesting-times-a-review-of-merchants-of-truth-by-jill-abramson
○ https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-books-merchants-of-truth-jill-abramson-review-20190201-story.html
○ https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/01/30/cloudy-future-journalism-and-democracy/nTGBTigDnfSuNp87gwRZSL/story.html
○ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jill-abramson/merchants-of-truth/
○ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/02/08/jill-abramsons-merchants-truth-grim-eye-state-news-biz/2778350002/
• Negative reviews
○ https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/jill-abramson-book-review-merchants-of-truth.html
○ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/05/691366608/journalisms-battles-are-on-display-in-jill-abramsons-merchants-of-truth
○ https://www.npr.org/2019/02/07/692409357/i-fell-short-jill-abramson-responds-to-charges-of-plagiarism-inaccuracies
○ https://www.thenation.com/article/jill-abramsons-merchants-of-truth-review/
• Author interviews
○ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/how-journalism-survives-an-interview-with-jill-abramson
https://www.recode.net/2019/1/31/18204418/jill-abramson-merchants-truth-book-new-york-times-buzzfeed-layoffs-recode-media-peter-kafka-podcast