Fall of Freedom: Elizabeth Atwood, author of DEADLINE

In her new book Deadline, seasoned journalist Elizabeth Atwood offers the first comprehensive look at the history of fatal attacks against journalists in the United States between 1829 and the present.

Atwood was inspired to explore the pressing issue of violence against American journalists after the tragic death of one of her colleagues at the Baltimore Sun, Rob Hiaasen, in the Capital Gazette shooting in 2018. Throughout, she demonstrates that distrust of the media and violence against the press in the United States are hardly new developments, and she introduces a framework to offer possible solutions.

This event will feature a conversation with the author at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books. It is a part of the Fall of Freedom, a nationwide wave of cultural events in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.