Books written by George Krimsky:
Hold The Press: The Inside Story on Newspapers
Long ago dubbed the fourth branch of government, the American press remains to most of the general public an inscrutable enterprise whose influence and behavior are alternately welcomed and maligned; yet the proper functioning of a democracy depends upon a media-literate populace to act as the ultimate watchdog. With wit and authority, John Hamilton and George Krimsky lead readers through the whirl of print journalism. They offer a curiosity-satisfying blend of explanation and interpretation, history, anecdotes aplenty, and statistical analysis to show what's wrong and what works with today's newspapers.
Making Freedom: The Extraordinary Life of Venture Smith
Making Freedom is the first in-depth exploration of the life of Venture Smith (1728–1805), a New England slave who was sold into bondage as a boy in Africa and labored for nearly a quarter-century before purchasing his own freedom and transforming himself into a highly respected American citizen. Drawing on years of research and documentation, including Venture Smith’s rare personal autobiography, Saint and Krimsky vividly recount the extraordinary challenges he overcame. They cast a rare light on what it was like to be an African American in the north during the Colonial era. This story’s relevance today prompted the BBC to produce a documentary on scholars’ efforts to learn more about Venture Smith, his life, and family. The book includes a wealth of illustrations, a timeline, and Smith’s original 1798 narrative in facsimile form.
References to George Krimsky:
The Moscow Correspondents: Reporting on Russia from the Revolution to Glasnost
by Whitman Bassow
p. 265
"AP Correspondent George Krimsky handed his blue U.S. passport to the young soldier in the control booth at Moscow's Sheremeteyovo Airport. With him was his wife, Paula, holding the hand of their eight-month-old daughter Alissa, who had taken her first steps that day. Krimsky, thirty-two, was abruptly ending a 2 1/2-year assignment on a melancholy note. He was being expelled for unspecified espionage activities and currency violations, the first American correspondent forced to leave in seven years and the first since the Helsinki Accords were signed in 1975..."