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Known primarily as a broadcast journalist whose many productions on PBS set a high standard, gained a wide audience, and earned many Emmy awards, Bill Moyers has also been a newspaperman, publisher, public servant, and author of books. (His 1972 LISTENING TO AMERICA was a groundbreaking search for the essence of this country.) In MOYERS ON AMERICA, he collects his speeches and writings looking back on a 50-year career, with his finger to the wind to sense the direction this country is taking--not a good one, in his opinion. Organized under four sections, the pieces in MOYERS ON AMERICA reflect a changed and changing country. "America Now" questions the general rightward shift in American politics, including the decision to go to war after 9/11. "The Soul of Democracy" includes thoughts about the separation of church and state, as well as an essay on why Moyers chooses to wear a flag pin on his lapel. In "The Media" he recalls his experiences as a newspaperman, looking at how the business has changed both for the good (more coverage of people) and bad (the stranglehold of corporate influence), with a special plea for the survival of public television. And in "Looking Back" he reflects on the hard life his father lived as well as his own feeling about growing older. Never nostalgic, Moyers's essays are usually grounded in a particular place and time, and deal with actual people, as they reflect his experiences and his progressive viewpoint.
| Size | | Length: | 233 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
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