The Art of Fact in the Digital Age: An Anthology of New Literary Journalism

The Art of Fact in the Digital Age showcases powerful and moving journalism from the past 25 years, featuring writers of extraordinary style and those who have profoundly influenced public discourse on urgent issues. It charts the evolution of digital longform journalism and includes one story that expanded literary journalisms repertoire into audio. The works in this anthology show us why story triumphs despite many forces competing for attention in the digital age.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

The Art of Fact in the Digital Age is a captivating showcase of the most powerful and moving journalism of the past 25 years. It features stories originally published in established bastions of literary journalism, such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker, as well as those from specialized and online publications like Runners World and The Atavist. The anthology showcases writers of extraordinary style, including Carina del Valle Schorske, Brian Phillips, and Jia Tolentino, who have profoundly influenced public discourse on the 21st century's most urgent issues. It includes stories on race, migration, and environmental threats, as well as one story that expanded literary journalism's repertoire into audio with This American Life. The collection also charts the evolution of digital longform journalism through its greatest achievements, from transitioning readers to screens to the integration of multimedia with words in service of meaning. In the 21st century, the art of fact opened new ranges of expression to address such issues, while uniquely bearing the imprint of their generations' digital cultures and technologies. Despite many forces competing for attention in the digital age, story triumphs. The works in this anthology show us why.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9798765107850