Comments on: Sending books to the Cincinnati Enquirer

By: Richard Mason

Richard Mason — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:14:05 +0000

A book just published by Rowman & Littlefield–”The End
of the American Century” by David Mason, political science
professor at Butler University, is an insightful and provocative analysis of various elements in our society
that have diminished our global standing. Ever mounting
budget deficits, flaws in education, excessive income
inequality, and reductions in the use of soft power are
some of the issues Mason tackles. He also analyzes the
growth of other power centers throughout the world such
as India, China, the Euopean Union and Brazil.

By: Michael Reardon

Michael Reardon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:30:44 +0000

How do you expect to cultivate readers to your newspaper if you do not encourage people to read -particularly to read books? Book reviews make sense. Cultivating what Carl Bernstein calls the “idiot culture,” only means a falling newspaper circulation, in fact, a newspaper industry in free fall. But as one West Coast editor put it, “Don’t expect newspapers to stop dumbing themselves down. So be it!

By: Sending books to the Cincinnati Enquirer

Sending books to the Cincinnati Enquirer — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:35:50 +0000

[...] Stephen Leary wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSara Pearce is the only person at the Cincinnati Enquirer who should be receiving books. Although they no longer run book reviews, there are opportunities for features (in some cases). She took the time to explain in a little more … [...]