Maps with the News: The Development of American Journalistic Cartography by Mark Monmonier

by Mark Monmonier

Maps with the News is a lively assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. Tracing the use of maps in American news reporting from the eighteenth century to the 1980s, Mark Monmonier explores why and how journalistic maps have achieved such importance."A most welcome and thorough investigation of a neglected aspect of both the history of cartography and modern cartographic practice."—Mapline"A well-written, scholarly treatment of journalistic cartography. . . . It is well researched, thoroughly indexed and referenced . . . amply illustrated."—Judith A. Tyner, Imago Mundi"There is little doubt that Maps with the News should be part of the training and on the desks of all those concerned with producing maps for mass consumption, and also on the bookshelves of all journalists, graphic artists, historians of cartography, and geographic educators."—W. G. V. Balchin, Geographical Journal"A definitive work on journalistic cartography."—Virginia Chipperfield, Society of University Cartographers Bulletin

Genres: Cartography, Maps

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1989

About the author

Mark Stephen Monmonier is an American author and a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

He specializes in toponymy, geography, and geographic information systems. His popular written works show a combination of serious study and a sense of humor. His most famous work is How To Lie With Maps (1991), in which he challenges the common belief that maps inherently show an unbiased truth.

Reviews

[Frederick Bingham · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is about journalistic cartography. It did not really interest me.