Grassroots Journalism

A Practical Manual for Doing the Kind of Newswriting that Doesn't Just Get People Angry - But Active --That Doesn't Just Inform - But Inspires By Eesha Williams Grassroots Journalism is a handbook for a new kind of community journalism that shows people how actively engaging in public issues can make a difference in the quality of their own lives - and the world. Chapters cover such subjects as: real-world examples where grassroots journalism worked and resulted in positive change; the nuts and bolts of writing grassroots news articles; how to make sure your articles are read; and how mainstream media suppress stories that challenge the status quo. This book is indispensable -- not only for journalists and journalism students -- but for citizen activists as well. ''If information is the currency of democracy - then it's a good practice for journalism to be of - by - and for the people in the search and reporting of abuses from concentrated power. Eesha Williams brings this kind of Grassroots Journalism to your desk - to your mind - and to your heart with the highest of standards. A very motivating manual indeed.'' -Ralph Nader Eesha Williams is a Visiting Lecturer in Journalism at Williams College - has been a radio and newspaper reporter in New York - Illinois - and California.