'Salt of the Earth': The Stories That Make America
About this ebook
We remove nuance and replace it with sensationalism. We shun original stories because they stray too far from the pack. In the process, we miss the beauty, pain and magic, the simplicity and grace of simple, real-life stories about the ordinary lives of people who work the soil to make America possible. The result is that we lose touch with who we are as a nation.”
In this collection of syndicated columns from 2023 and 2024, Zito pays attention to those stories.
From talking with workers in small towns to covering the biggest political figures of our time, Zito paints a picture of where the country is after the midterm elections all the way through the final summer of presidential campaigning. She approaches each subject with compassion and curiosity and strives to ensure that no everyman is forgotten or ignored.
About the author
Salena Zito joined the Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Western Pennsylvania-based columnist and reporter covering national politics and culture. She is also a weekly columnist at the New York Post, contributes to The Wall Street Journal and co-authored The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics with Brad Todd. In 2018, she won first place for her columns in the Associated Press for her coverage of American politics, and she also won the Barbara Olson award for excellence and independence in journalism. She has taught journalism at the Harvard Institute of Politics, Washington and Lee University, and Hillsdale College.
