Birmingham: newspapers in a crisis November 18, 2011 By James Boylan ‘The papers appear to be almost as segregated as the city itself’
Brief Encounters July 5, 2011 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on journalists William L. Shirer and E.J. Edwards, plus the documentary Page One
Brief Encounters May 1, 2011 By James Boylan Short reviews of new books about war correspondents Roi Ottley and Byron Darnton
Brief Encounters February 23, 2011 By James Boylan Short reviews of a new history of NPR, Denys Wortman’s cartoons, and Laurie Hertzel’s memoir
Brief Encounters January 8, 2011 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on Garry Wills and the decline of The New York Times
Brief Encounters December 1, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about copyright law, political scandals, and Gay Talese’s sports writing
Brief Encounters September 30, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of a history of wartime public opinion and a biography of Time publisher Henry Luce