Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions by John F. Burnett

The author, an assistant editor of The Washington Post, examines the 'green zone' of Baghdad where presidential envoy Paul Bremer called the shots between May 2003 and June 2004. They deal with specifics - like how many hours a day a child should watch television, or at what age can kids watch certain shows, or what are the best and worst shows, and why. So the authors assert that television is both as bad as we thought it could be - but it is better than most would think. Guess what? There are more televisions than toilets in the United States, and young kids watch an average of three hours per day - and some up to 16 hours in a row.

They choose not to 'bash' television, instead suggesting ways parents can make it work for them and their children.

This book is authored by the directors of the Child Health Institute at the University of Washington. Dennis Lythgoeīy Dimitri Christakis and Frederick Zimmerman While embedded with the First Marine Division Band in Iraq, Burnett tries to give the impression of a sandstorm - but also how reporters deal with misinformation, bad news and profanity. Telling about Hurricane Katrina, Burnett not only speaks of how 'the bizarre becomes normal,' he also explains how satellite phones work. The result is an interesting, longer report on some of the things Burnett has seen around the world. This is material John Burnett saved that didn't get on the air. This book of 'Travels With an NPR Correspondent' is a candid account of major events with behind-the-scenes observations. The result is a revealing and personal account that will fascinate not only NPR listeners but also anyone interested in the state of our world today and how the media covers it.'Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions' In Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions, Burnett exposes the hilarious moments, bizarre encounters, dangerous highways, insufferable colleagues, and unsung heroes he's known through his adventures as an NPR reporter. Now he fills in those rich tidbits, letting us witness the parts of the stories that remained off the air. And he was one of NPR's lead reporters on 9/11 and its aftermath.īut no matter how much time Burnett has on the air to report his stories-and how expertly he has done so-there are always valuable details that aren't mentioned. He has covered the drug wars in Central America been embedded in a Marine Division in Iraq and weathered Hurricane Katrina, breaking news hourly on the conditions in New Orleans. Burnett has reported from the Branch Davidian standoff and the Kosovo conflict. In this candid, intimate account, an award-winning 20-year veteran NPR correspondent takes readers behind the scenes of the major events of our time, letting us see what it's really like gathering the news on the front linesĪs a radio journalist whose work appears regularly on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, John F.

Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions by John F. Burnett