The Great Reporters
The Great Reporters
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Published:
20 August, 2005
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Description
Each profile tells of the reporter's life and his or her major stories, how they were obtained, and their impact. Packed with anecdotes, and inspiring accounts of difficulties overcome, the book quotes extensively from each reporter’s work. It also includes an essay on the history of reporting, charting the technologies, economics, and attitudes that made it the way it is - from the invention of the telegraph to the Internet. The Great Reporters is not just the story of 13 remarkable people, it is the story of how society's information hunter-gatherers succeed in bringing us all what we need to know.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780745322964 |
| ISBN10 | 0745322964 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 440 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pluto Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'Entertaining, amusing, even inspirational. Above all, what every good reporter aims to deliver, a great read' -- Peter Cole, professor of journalism at the University of Sheffield
'American newsrooms need to buy this inspiring book by the carton. David Randall's gripping collection of profiles in inky courage demonstrates that our current malaise amounts to ignorance of the perpetual siege of newsrooms by the powerful and the parsimonious. The Great Reporters is rich with the kind of lore that needs to inform the culture of newspaper journalism' -- Dean Miller, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
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Author's Bio
David Randall was a British journalist and author who was chief news writer of the Independent on Sunday and was news editor of three national newspapers.