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Eric Burns talked about his book, 1920: The Year That Made the Decade Roar, about the importance of the year 1920 in American history.

Eric Burns talked about his book All the News Unfit to Print: How Things Were...and How They Were Reported (Wiley; April 20, 2009). In his book he recounts the many types of mistakes, hoaxes…

Eric Burns talked about his book Virtue, Valor, and Vanity: The Founding Fathers and the Pursuit of Fame. In his book Eric Burns explores the ways in which the Founding Fathers maintained th…

Eric Burns talked about his book Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, published by Public Affairs. In his book he recounts the impact of…

Eric Burns talked about his book Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, published by Public Affairs. In his book he recounts the impact o…

Eric Burns talked about three different biases evident in the media, only one of which he argued is avoidable. The first bias is a liberal political one, which he argued could be avoided by …

Eric Burns talked about the news of the day and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail.