For World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, we are sharing a collection of titles to promote education about the importance of upholding the right to freedom of expression.
Books for World Press Freedom Day
By Coll Rowe | May 2 2025 | Journalism
Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud
9781594634444
The riveting account of the heroes who are fighting a rising tide of wrongdoing by the powerful, and showing us the path forward.
$24.00 US
Sep 29, 2020
Paperback
608 Pages
Riverhead Books
- Business > Business Law and Legal Environment > Legal Environment of Business
- Business > General Business > Business Ethics
- Finance > Corporate Finance > Specialized Courses
- Communication > Journalism > Journalism Ethics
- Political Science > Special Topics
- Social Work > Special Topics > Ethics and Legal Issues
- Sociology > Criminal Justice > Specialized Courses
- Criminal Justice > Ethics in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice > Special Topics
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences > Ethics in Medical Sciences
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Ethics
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > White Collar Crime
- Military Science > Ethics and Military Profession
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A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People
Author: Mickey Huff, Author: Andy Lee Roth, Author: Ben Boyington, Author: Allison T. Butler, Author: Nolan Higdon
9781644211960
From foundations in critical thinking skills to practical tools and real-life perspectives, this book empowers young adult readers to be independent media users.
$18.95 US
Dec 27, 2022
Paperback
272 Pages
Triangle Square
A Photographer's Life of Love and War
9780143128410
War photographer Lynsey Addario’s memoir is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped her life.
$18.00 US
Nov 08, 2016
Paperback
368 Pages
Penguin Books
The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran
9780262542845
How Iranians forged a vibrant, informal video distribution infrastructure when their government banned all home video technology in 1983.
$35.00 US
Sep 28, 2021
Paperback
264 Pages
The MIT Press
- Anthropology > Peoples and Cultures > Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media and Society
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media History
- Film Studies > History > Film History
- Film Studies > Introduction to Film > Introduction to Film Studies
- History > Period History: Middle East and North Africa > 20th Century
- History > Regional History: Middle East and North Africa > Iran
- History > Topical History > History of Mass Communication
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Middle East History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Middle East Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Media and Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Middle Eastern Politics
- Religion > Comparative Religion > Islam
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media--from the Founding Fathers to Fake News
9781524745288
An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents’ attacks on our freedom of the press.
$20.00 US
Aug 24, 2021
Paperback
592 Pages
Dutton
- Communication > Mass Communication > Media History
- History > Topical History > History of Mass Communication
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Cultural History
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > American Government
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Media and Politics
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Presidency
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of the Mass Media
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9781644214299
Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—including reports on toxic chemicals, climate disinformation, and union victories—Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2025 illuminates issues and raises voices that the establishment press have throttled.
$19.95 US
Dec 03, 2024
Paperback
304 Pages
Seven Stories Press
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
9780525560364
The instant New York Times bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment and abuse.
$18.00 US
Jun 30, 2020
Paperback
320 Pages
Penguin Books
- Communication > Journalism > Journalism Ethics
- Communication > Journalism > News Writing and Reporting
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 21st Century
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Communication
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Violence
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Change
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
- Sociology > Social Problems > Violence and Abuse
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The Education of a Journalist
9780525561491
The recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism.
$18.00 US
Sep 07, 2021
Paperback
352 Pages
Penguin Books
- Communication > Journalism > Broadcast Journalism
- Communication > Journalism > News Writing and Reporting
- History > Regional History: Middle East and North Africa > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Middle Eastern Politics
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