journalism – Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, & the Golden Age of Journalism

By Scott J. Pearson | March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Scott J. Pearson

Kearns Goodwin sits among the best current American presidential historians, and her book takes an intriguing look at Teddy Roosevelt, his successor and Vice President William Taft, and the role a changing press played in their presidencies. Lifelong friends, they became bitter political enemies. Roosevelt ended up founding his own political party and running against Taft, the Republican nominee, in 1912. Woodrow Wilson ended up winning that election. Kearns Goodwin unpacks this story in award-winning…

Fiction-Stories

The Last Correspondent by Soraya M. Lane

By Scott J. Pearson | October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Scott J. Pearson

This tale, told from the perspectives of three female protagonists during World War II, exalts the inner strength of war correspondents/journalists, especially women. In fictionalized form, it tells of the courage it takes to report on war as it really happens. It speaks to the obstacles that must be overcome as well as the emotional toll that reporting can take. The note at the end shows how Lane borrowed from real-life history to inspire her…