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At play in the bush of ghosts
27 July 2001 • 4,700 words • Reportage & Criticism
In a career extending over four decades, Ryszard Kapuściński has published book-length accounts of his homeland, Poland, of his travels in Iran and the former Soviet Union, and a collection of reportage from third-world … more»
In praise of fact-checkers
October 1995 • 1,147 words • City of Words
Anyone who has been the subject of a news story—or witness to an event that made the news—knows that inaccuracy and selective description, telescoping of… more»
An apology to readers
4 November 1996 • 983 words • City of Words
There was an error in the very first sentence of this column last week, I am sorry to say. And another the week before. Small… more»
Magazines grow fat while books repine
August 1995 • 935 words • City of Words
It strikes you at the airport bookstore. And at the street corner news… more»
Maxing out the Muse in Manhattan
13 July 1998 • 677 words • City of Words
The news in the world of journalism here in Manhattan is that Tina Brown, the editor of the New Yorker, whose six-year tenure at the… more»
Save the BBC World Service!
January 1996 • 1,286 words • City of Words
An inventor on Eel Pie Island just announced that he has designed a wind-up radio, driven by clockwork. For those in the lands of the south, living beyond… more»
City of Words: Introduction
2015 • 4,159 words • City of Words
Since 2022, City of Words has been a publishing house. But it was born as a newspaper column. The column “City of Words” appeared weekly,… more»
