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Journalism. By Joe Sacco (2012)

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4.19 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0224097326 (ISBN13: 9780224097321)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Jonathan Cape

review 1: Selected from articles he has published in magazines previously, this book is a collection of serious and heart wrenching works he has done among the downtrodden around the world including Hebron and Gaza, Chechnya, Iraq, African migrants in Malta, and in one of the poorest regions of India. In graphic format, you aren't only exposed to dialogue but you can see the emotions on faces, the poor living conditions, etc. as Joe Sacco doesn't leave out any details.
review 2: Whoa! I love and I hate reading Sacco's comics. They are somewhat laborious to read as they are shock full of information both in the visuals and in the stories (at least compared to most comics aiming at "mere" entertainment) and almost always deal with subject matters that turns my stomach och ... moremakes me loose my belief in mankind. This book is no different, though instead of dealing with one theme/geographical area as in most other books by Sacco, we are treated to shorter stories published over more than a decade in various magazines and journals. The comics deal with the personal stories of the downtrodden and desolated all over the world, and does so in Sacco's usual, meticulous style. Sacco goes to Gaza, The Hague, Chechenia, Iraq, Malta and India and reading his well researched stories you learn a lot about modern history and how the world actually works, behind the scenes of the footage shown over and over again on CNN. Some might see these comics as being inherently political, as Sacco is always choosing a side, and portraying that side with much more intensity and insight than the opposing side. The book also contains a manifesto, where Sacco rallies against the so called objectivity of traditional journalism. As Sacco has shown, over and over again, he always chooses the side of the weakest part and that, for me, is what makes his stories interesting. But yes, in doing so he most certainly is subjective/political and deviates from the holy grail of journalistic objectivity. All in all an excellent book, though it is probably best read in increments, as reading the whole book in one go, as I did, is rather depressing. less

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