Raising Hell (book)
Encyclopedia
Raising Hell: How the Center for Investigative Reporting Gets the Story is a nonfiction work by David Weir
and Dan Noyes, with a foreword by Mike Wallace
. The book was published in 1983 by Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company, which is now part of Pearson PLC
.
articles from the time period, with analysis and background on how the journalists investigated the issues and prepared for the articles. An article by Kate Coleman and Paul Avery called "The Party's Over", which discussed the Black Panthers, was analyzed.
and Mike Wallace
both wrote positively of the work. Raising Hell was also reviewed in Newspaper Research Journal.
The book is utilized as an educational textbook, and is referenced in Pearson's The Shadow of the Panther, and in John Lofland's
Social Movement Organizations: Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities.
David Weir (journalist)
David Weir is a journalist and co-founder, in 1977, of the Center for Investigative Reporting.He's written for The Economist, HotWired, L.A. Weekly, Mother Jones, The Nation, New West, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Salon.com, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner,...
and Dan Noyes, with a foreword by Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (journalist)
Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace is an American journalist, former game show host, actor and media personality. During his 60+ year career, he has interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers....
. The book was published in 1983 by Addison-Wesley
Addison-Wesley
Addison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...
Publishing Company, which is now part of Pearson PLC
Pearson PLC
Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...
.
Synopsis
The book contains reprints of investigative journalismInvestigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
articles from the time period, with analysis and background on how the journalists investigated the issues and prepared for the articles. An article by Kate Coleman and Paul Avery called "The Party's Over", which discussed the Black Panthers, was analyzed.
Reception
Jessica MitfordJessica Mitford
Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford was an English author, journalist and political campaigner, who was one of the Mitford sisters...
and Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (journalist)
Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace is an American journalist, former game show host, actor and media personality. During his 60+ year career, he has interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers....
both wrote positively of the work. Raising Hell was also reviewed in Newspaper Research Journal.
The book is utilized as an educational textbook, and is referenced in Pearson's The Shadow of the Panther, and in John Lofland's
John Lofland (sociologist)
John Lofland is an American sociologist, professor, and author best known for his studies of the peace movement and for his first book, Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith which was based on field work among a group of Unification Church members in...
Social Movement Organizations: Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities.
External links
- Center for Investigative Reporting
- Web site Dan Noyes