Reporter: A Memoir Contributor(s): Hersh, Seymour M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307276619 ISBN-13: 9780307276612 Publisher: Vintage
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 21st Century |
Dewey: B |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.10 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Features: Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 195656 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 26.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Reporter is just wonderful. Truly a great life, and what shines out of the book, amid the low cunning and tireless legwork, is Hersh's warmth and humanity. This book is essential reading for every journalist and aspiring journalist the world over. --John le Carr "A master class in the craft of reporting. --Alan Rusbridger, The New York Times Book Review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author and preeminent investigative journalist of our time--a heartfelt, hugely revealing memoir of a decades-long career breaking some of the most impactful stories of the last half-century, from Washington to Vietnam to the Middle East. Seymour Hersh's fearless reporting has earned him fame, front-page bylines in virtually every major newspaper in the free world, honors galore, and no small amount of controversy. Now in this memoir he describes what drove him and how he worked as an independent outsider, even at the nation's most prestigious publications. He tells the stories behind the stories--riveting in their own right--as he chases leads, cultivates sources, and grapples with the weight of what he uncovers, daring to challenge official narratives handed down from the powers that be. In telling these stories, Hersh divulges previously unreported information about some of his biggest scoops, including the My Lai massacre and the horrors at Abu Ghraib. There are also illuminating recollections of some of the giants of American politics and journalism: Ben Bradlee, A. M. Rosenthal, David Remnick, and Henry Kissinger among them. This is essential reading on the power of the printed word at a time when good journalism is under fire as never before. |
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