Authors speaking Thursday in Chicago

Robert McChesney and John Nichols, authors of the fascinating new book, “The Death and Life of American Journalism,” are speaking at two different venues in Chicago this Thursday, March 4.


DePaul University 1:30-3 p.m. --The lecture will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at DePaul’s College of Communication lower-level theatre space, 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Thursday afternoon:

57th Street Books: 6 p.m. Thursday March 4. 1301 E. 57th St., Chicago.

If you’re a journalist and have not read this book, you should. You may not agree with everything the authors propose. Even if you don't, this is the most complete explanation I've seen of how newspapers reached the crisis we're in today, and the options we now face.