Technical Communication
In this timely book Bob Schieffer and H. Andrew Schwartz assess the current state of journalism and why it matters.. .. For anyone interested in a level-headed assessment of the current state of American journalism, Overload is well worth the read.
Michael Beschloss
In this illuminating and valuable book, a towering American journalist and public citizen shows us the vital importance of journalism to our time, talks to some of the most distinguished people now creating it, and counsels us all on how best to use it in some of its newest and most innovative forms. The great Bob Schieffer’s book comes at a moment when its central message could not be more essential.
San Antonio Express-News
It has come down to this: It takes a book like Overload to explain to news consumers what they are faced with in a world exploding with information, some true, some false.
Frances F. Townsend
Bob Schieffer’s insightful exploration of the changing news media serves as an important guide to everyone concerned about the quality of information available to America’s citizens.
Booklist
These days, the news is the news. Accusations of 'fake news' abound, while antagonistic salvos are fired at reporters, and administration officials declare the media to be the 'enemy of the people.' Schieffer, former host of CBS’s Face the Nation, is a giant of journalism; Schwartz, his co-author, is chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Together, they examine the multiplicity of ways news is disseminated in the twenty-first century and ponder the irony that today’s citizens are less informed, despite having more media choices than ever before. Providing overviews of venerable institutions such as the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as such more recent additions as Buzzfeed and Vox Media, the authors succeed at helping media consumers make wise choices about where to get the news by examining journalistic standards and challenges and offering conclusions about our current state of information saturation. Succinct, savvy, and shrewd, this read-in-one-seating treatise on the Fourth Estate provides a crucial tool for critical analysis.
Graham Allison
An insightful reader’s guide for finding the signals in the noise of the daily news.
Mika Brzezinski
Donald Trump is radically changing the White House's relationship with the press, and legendary newsman Bob Schieffer knows this beat better than anyone else. To understand what's going on inside this chaotic White House, you must read Schieffer's timely and important book.
Washington Independent Review of Books
It turns out that Overload is a manual of sorts for both journalists and civilians who care about maintaining a thriving fourth estateand who are making a good-faith attempt at participating in the well-informed citizenry that the Founding Fathers knew was crucial to a functioning democracy…. Overload ought to become required reading in journalism curricula. Indeed, in his afterword, Schieffer offers a final teachable moment by illustrating what journalistic tenacity actually looks like to those who would learn the lesson.
Foreword Reviews
In this incisive work, a veteran newsman explores modern media and why we have become so vulnerable to 'alternative facts.' Overload is news veteran Bob Schieffer’s insightful take on modern journalism, presented with the able assistance of H. Andrew Schwartz of the Center for Strategic and International Studies....Despite major challenges to media outlets, Schieffer’s tone remains upbeat about journalism’s future. This book is an important guide that has much to offer to those in media and journalism, as well as to concerned citizens.
The Honorable Robert Gates
"Bob Schieffer’s wise and thoughtful book reminds us that while reporters have never been popular (especially among those they cover), the profession is critical to maintaining our freedom. Further, he warns those in all parts of the business that, amid dramatic changes in delivery of the news, the fundamental ethical principles upon which honorable journalism is based — above all, fairness — must not change."
Tom Brokaw
Bob Schieffer is one of America’s most experienced and distinguished journalists - and with Overload he has given us an important, timely and insightful book on the state of journalism in the digital age. The news business is changing at warp speed - for better and worse - and Overload is a welcome navigational tool.
The Honorable Leon Panetta
Bob Schieffer is not only a distinguished journalist who understands what is happening to his profession, he also knows that the only solution is what his own career has symbolized: be a good reporter, ask good questions and always speak the truth. The problem effectively described in Overload is that the revolution in information technologies, the barrage of breaking news, fake news, partisan politics, and the loss of trusted news sources has made it much more difficult to find the facts.
From the Publisher
"An important guide that has much to offer to those in media and journalism, as well as to concerned citizens." ---Foreword Reviews
From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY
"An important guide that has much to offer to those in media and journalism, as well as to concerned citizens." —Foreword Reviews
Booklist
These days, the news is the news. Accusations of 'fake news' abound, while antagonistic salvos are fired at reporters, and administration officials declare the media to be the 'enemy of the people.' Schieffer, former host of CBS’s Face the Nation, is a giant of journalism; Schwartz, his co-author, is chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Together, they examine the multiplicity of ways news is disseminated in the twenty-first century and ponder the irony that today’s citizens are less informed, despite having more media choices than ever before. Providing overviews of venerable institutions such as the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as such more recent additions as Buzzfeed and Vox Media, the authors succeed at helping media consumers make wise choices about where to get the news by examining journalistic standards and challenges and offering conclusions about our current state of information saturation. Succinct, savvy, and shrewd, this read-in-one-seating treatise on the Fourth Estate provides a crucial tool for critical analysis.
