Journalism Under Fire
Journalism Under Fire

Author: Stephen Gillers

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0231547331

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A healthy democracy requires vigorous, uncompromising investigative journalism. But today the free press faces a daunting set of challenges: in the face of harsh criticism from powerful politicians and the threat of lawsuits from wealthy individuals, media institutions are confronted by an uncertain financial future and stymied by a judicial philosophy that takes a narrow view of the protections that the Constitution affords reporters. In Journalism Under Fire, Stephen Gillers proposes a bold set of legal and policy changes that can overcome these obstacles to protect and support the work of journalists. Gillers argues that law and public policy must strengthen the freedom of the press, including protection for news gathering and confidential sources. He analyzes the First Amendment’s Press Clause, drawing on older Supreme Court cases and recent dissenting opinions to argue for greater press freedom than the Supreme Court is today willing to recognize. Beyond the First Amendment, Journalism Under Fire advocates policies that facilitate and support the free press as a public good. Gillers proposes legislation to create a publicly funded National Endowment for Investigative Reporting, modeled on the national endowments for the arts and for the humanities; improvements to the Freedom of Information Act; and a national anti-SLAPP law, a statute to protect media organizations from frivolous lawsuits, to help journalists and the press defend themselves in court. Gillers weaves together questions of journalistic practice, law, and policy into a program that can ensure a future for investigative reporting and its role in our democracy.

Amish Under Fire
Amish Under Fire

Author: Ashley Emma

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-08-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781725743236

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After Maria Mast's abusive ex-boyfriend is arrested for being involved in sex trafficking and modern-day slavery, she thinks that she and her son Carter can safely return to her Amish community. But the danger has only just begun. Someone begins stalking her, and they want blood and revenge. Agent Derek Turner of Covert Police Detectives Unit is assigned as her bodyguard and goes with her to her former Amish community in Unity, Maine. The Amish way of life and their solid faith draws Derek in even though he hasn't prayed ever since his wife was murdered. Maria's secretive eyes, painful past, and cautious demeanor intrigue him. As the human trafficking ring begins to target the Amish community, Derek wonders if the distraction of her will cost him his career...and Maria's life. Don't miss Book 1, the bestselling Undercover Amish. These books are stand-alone novels but may be read in order for the best reading experience. Amish Under Fire was a semi-finalist in Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write Contest in 2015. Go to ashleyemmaauthor.com to download free eBooks! A portion of this book's profits goes to International Justice Mission, an organization that rescues and offers rehabilitation and shelter to survivors of modern-day slavery.

Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire

Author: Alice Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1476773173

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From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize­–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker’s fifty years of journals drawing an intimate portrait of her development over five decades as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual. For the first time, the edited journals of Alice Walker are gathered together to reflect the complex, passionate, talented, and acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winner of The Color Purple. She intimately explores her thoughts and feeling as a woman, a writer, an African American, a wife, a daughter, a mother, a lover, a sister, a friend, a citizen of the world. In an unvarnished and singular voice, she explores an astonishing array of events: marching in Mississippi with other foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr.; her marriage to a Jewish lawyer, defying laws that barred interracial marriage in the 1960s South; an early miscarriage; writing her first novel; the trials and triumphs of the Women’s Movement; erotic encounters and enduring relationships; the ancestral visits that led her to write The Color Purple; winning the Pulizter Prize; being admired and maligned, sometimes in equal measure, for her work and her activism; and burying her mother. A powerful blend of Walker’s personal life with political events, this “revelation, a road map, and a gift to us all” (Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage) offers rare insight into a literary legend.

His Amish Teacher and Plain Target
His Amish Teacher and Plain Target

Author: Patricia Davids

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1488084548

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Amish men and women find their happily-ever-after His Amish Teacher by Patricia Davids Lillian Keim has a calling to be a teacher—and she won’t give it up to marry. When Timothy Bowman rescues her class from a fire, the volunteer firefighter realizes he wants his lifelong pal as his wife. But something beyond her professional goals is holding Lillian back. Now he’s determined to unlock her secret before he loses his friend—and his forever love. Plain Target by Dana R. Lynn Horse trainer Jess McGrath only wants to clear her brother’s name. But with enemies at every turn, she’s shocked that her most trusted protector turns out to be Seth Travis—the boy behind her high school humiliation. When they find sanctuary in the Amish community, can they uncover answers in time to stop a killer—and resolve their past and build a future together?

Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War
Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War

Author: James O. Lehman

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2007-11-05

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780801886720

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Explores the moral dilemmas faced by various religious sects and how these groups struggled to come to terms with the effects of wartime Americanization-- without sacrificing their religious beliefs and values.

The Protector
The Protector

Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter

Publisher: Barbour Publishing

Published: 2024-08-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1636097618

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A Mysterious Disappearance Shakes an Amish Family’s Faith In book one of A Mifflin County Mystery series, after a night out with her boyfriend, Rosa Petersheim has disappeared from the Big Valley without a trace. Norman Petersheim always considered himself his sister’s protector, and he can't believe she would have left home of her own accord. Clearly, he must have failed her. He throws all he has into helping the authorities search for Rosa, while trying to support his parents and siblings--who are struggling both mentally and physically. Salina Swarey loves Norman and hopes they are headed toward marriage, but his obsession with Rosa’s whereabouts is driving them apart. Can Norman find peace and contentment, even if he never learns where Rosa has gone?

His Amish Teacher
His Amish Teacher

Author: Patricia Davids

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1488018189

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USA Today–Bestselling Author: When a teacher starts to have feelings for her firefighter pal, sparks will fly! For Lillian Keim, instructing children in her one-room schoolhouse is as close to being a mother as she’ll ever get. Lillian has a calling to be a teacher, and she won’t give it up to marry. But her plans—and her heart—are at risk when she begins to feel more than friendship for lifelong pal Timothy Bowman. When Tim rescues Lillian and her class from a fire, the volunteer firefighter suddenly sees what he’s been blind to all his life: he wants his friend as his wife. But something beyond her professional goals is holding Lillian back. He’s got to unlock her secret before he loses his friend—and his forever love. Praise for Patricia Davids’ novels “Uplifting . . . will have fans of Amish romance eager to read more from Davids.” —Publishers Weekly “Tender and gentle . . . A lovely read.” —RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times–bestselling author of Willowleaf Lane

In Search of Promised Lands
In Search of Promised Lands

Author: Samuel J. Steiner

Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.

Published: 2015-03-09

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 0836199804

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The wide-ranging story of Mennonite migration, theological diversity, and interaction with other Christian streams is distilled in this engaging volume, which tracks the history of Ontario Mennonites. Author Samuel J. Steiner writes that Ontario Mennonites and Amish are among the most diverse in the world—in their historical migrations and cultural roots, in their theological responses to the world around them, and in the various ways they have pursued their personal and communal salvation. In Search of Promised Lands describes the emergence and evolution of today’s 30-plus streams of Ontarians who have identified themselves as Mennonite or Amish from their arrival in Canada to the last decade. In Search of Promised Lands also considers how various Mennonite groups have adapted to or resisted evangelical fundamentalism and mainline Protestantism, and it identifies the nineteenth- and twentieth-century shifts toward personal salvation and away from submission to the church community. Volume 48 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History series. Find out more about Ontario Mennonite and Amish history at the author’s blog.

The Riddle of Amish Culture
The Riddle of Amish Culture

Author: Donald B. Kraybill

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2003-05-01

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 0801876311

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Revised edition of this classic work brings the story of the Amish into the 21st century. Since its publication in 1989, The Riddle of Amish Culture has become recognized as a classic work on one of America's most distinctive religious communities. But many changes have occurred within Amish society over the past decade, from westward migrations and a greater familiarity with technology to the dramatic shift away from farming into small business which is transforming Amish culture. For this revised edition, Donald B. Kraybill has taken these recent changes into account, incorporating new demographic research and new interviews he has conducted among the Amish. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capital" to his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community.

Their Pretend Amish Courtship and An Amish Courtship
Their Pretend Amish Courtship and An Amish Courtship

Author: Patricia Davids

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1488084572

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Courtships turn to happily-ever-afters in these two Amish tales. Their Pretend Amish Courtship by Patricia Davids Fannie Erb isn’t looking for a husband—just a way to assure her parents she’s not hopeless when it comes to love. Family friend Noah Bowman might just be her solution. A fake relationship will free them both from unwanted matchmaking plans. By summer’s end they’ll be free to part, but Fannie’s growing feelings are transforming her neighbor into the only man who might ever rein in her adventurous heart. An Amish Courtship by Jan Drexler Samuel Lapp all but accepts his estrangement from the Amish community—until Mary Hochstetter moves in next door to care for her elderly aunt. The young woman with the pretty brown eyes sees Samuel differently. Mary hopes that by helping Samuel rebuild his life, she’ll finally be ready to embrace her own future. But as their delicate friendship grows deeper, they must both overcome their painful pasts before they can build a home together.