Believe nothing until it is officially denied : Claud Cockburn and the rise of guerrilla journalism

Cockburn, Patrick, 1950- author.

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"Radical journalist Claud Cockburn fought successfully against the political and media establishment, writing for publications as varied as The Times and Private Eye. To Graham Greene, he was the greatest journalist of the twentieth century. Born in China in 1904 and educated alongside Evelyn Waugh, Cockburn launched into a stellar career as a Times correspondent, first in Berlin, then New York, interviewing Al Capone in Chicago, and finally Was...

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ISBN:

9781804290743

Description:

xxiii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Book jacket title: Believe nothing until it is officially denied : Claud Cockburn and the invention of guerrilla journalism

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

'This Small Monstrosity'
The Limits of Diplomacy
'First Experience in Revolution'
'Budapest Rather Than Berkhamstead'
'A Damned Odd Sort of Englishman'
'Of Course, You Will Write for the Paper'
Love and Revolutionary Politics
'The Word "Panic" Is Not to be Used'
With Hope
The Week
Frank Pitcairn of the Daily Worker
Project Revolutionary Baby
Sally Bowles and the Party
'If a Mistake Can Be Made, They'll Make It'
Reporter in Spain
The Sinking of the Llandovery Castle
Scoops and Abdications
The Cliveden Set
Press Censorship, British Style
Being David

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2024016851

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3401982

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