I still can't believe it, but I've seen pics so I assume it's real - my first book, The New Censorship, has just won the The
#IJPP Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award at the
@icahdq Conference in Cape Town!
#ICA26
Gutted that I couldn't be there in person, to laugh and cry and drink too much and hug everyone. My deep gratitude to the stellar award committee -
@TaberezNeyazi @iamedson &
@KateKenski - for seeing the value in this personal, painful, and hopefully useful book.
These past few years have not been easy - in academia, journalism, or frankly, the world - and it is truly encouraging to see this somewhat-risky, often-controvertial, sometimes-depressing piece of work being celebrated - particularly when so many exceptional books came out in our field this year.
When they tell you it takes a village? It actually takes a megalopolis (at least for me!). I had the luck and pleasure to run into incredible scholars who are also the kindest people, who supported my work in so many ways for so many years.
From short pep-talks in critical breaking points to endless late-night discussions fuelled by coffee and margaritas - this book could not have happened without you, my academic megalopolis:
@silviowaisbord @ginasue @DrEllaMcPherson @AeronDavis1 @prof_vaccari @oscarwestlund @YarivTsfati @KerenTenenboim @DavidYossi82 @shaiagmon @yonatan_levi @KarinWahlJ @cheriangeorge @KalyaniC @Elinor_Carmi @TomDivon @anitawrites & many others who are no longer on this platform...
And, of course, thank you to my new besties at
@cityjournalism - the best journalism dept in the world:
@meljbunce @leahellmueller @RanaArafat12 @glendacooper @lindseyblumell @jopayton @janemartinson @JaneBSinger @abdullahitasiu @jmacrodgers @julieposetti & everyone else. Let's celebrate properly when you're back ❤️
The book can be found here (UK):
footnotepress.com/books/the-… and here (US):
simonandschuster.com/books/T…
Final thanks to all the journalists who shared their stories with me over the years, and especially to the incomparable
@maitlis. This book is for you.