Reviews

“This book isn’t just for news junkies.”
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—Associated Press review by Carl Hartman January 17, 2008

“Weldon is an experienced feature writer and author who teaches journalism at Northwestern University. She also draws on anecdotal evidence to support her theme. .. ‘Everyman News’ adds constructive thinking, and a bit of hard evidence, to the conversation about the future of news. It further documents the decisive ongoing shift of power from producers to consumers.”
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—American Journalism Review February/March 2008

“Weldon’s findings support what professional instinct suggests is true.”
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—Chicago Tribune March 1, 2008 Review by Don Wycliff

“...Michele Weldon takes a fresh look at the changing face of newspapers in her latest book..”
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—Chicago Sun-Times, March 14, 2008

“Weldon starts with a seemingly narrow, though important, issue about the front page, but she quickly ranges broadly and deeply into the democratization of news and journalism. “Everyman” thoughtfully explores reader-contributed content, changing tone and content of mainstream journalism, narrative writing and even “narrative therapy”—and ends up at the frontier between citizen and community.”
— Frank Denton, Vice President for Journalism, Morris Communications

“Michele Weldon argues that newspapers since 2001 have become ‘story papers.’ She tracks the significant changes in front pages, showing how personal stories—stories about everyday people—now dominate Page One. Her book is intimate, it’s readable and it’s convincing. And it may give you hope for the future of newspaper journalism.”
— Peggy Kuhr, Dean, School of Journalism, University of Montana

"According to Michele Weldon, newspapers aren’t dying: They’re becoming more lively. Over the past several years, newspaper editors and reporters have turned to anecdotes, average people and narrative to replace the simple report of what officials said at a press conference." read full review »
— Tom Giratikanon, North by Northwestern