In his lifetime John Ross published ten volumes of fiction and nonfiction and numerous books of poetry. He was the recipient of the American Book Award in 1995 and the Upton Sinclair prize in 2005. Norman Stockwell serves as WORT Radio’s Operations Coordinator. Cristalyne Bell is a freelance journalist and activist with experience in print, radio and video journalism.

This book passes on his [Ross'] creative knowledge as a poet and journalist to inspire a new generation of reporters.

• Editors’ PrefaceForewordIntroductionPART IHanding It Down—Four Lectures on Rebel JournalismLecture One: What Are We Doing Here?Lecture Two: The Global Beat: Covering Global Resistance to GlobalizationLecture Three: How To Be an Anti-War CorrespondentLecture Four: Our Words Are Our Weapons: The Language of Rebel JournalismPhotos and IllustrationsPART IIWho Killed Brad Will?Appendix A John Ross’s Published WorksAppendix B Links and Resources for Independent JournalistsEndnotesIndexAbout the Editors