From the author of They Wrote Their Own Headlines: American Women Journalists comes the story of the Washington Post and how it became one of America's most important newspapers. It is also a biography of Katharine Graham, who suddenly found herself guiding the newspaper through the turmoil of the Vietnam War, Watergate and into the 1990s.
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Grade 7-10-This book details Graham's career as a young reporter, her suffering under her mother's scrutiny, her turbulent marriage, and her triumph in the newspaper business. Along with the subject's personal life, the book also provides a history of the Washington Post and the changes and evolution it has undergone over its 120-year history. The political involvement of the paper's president-Graham's father-gives readers the inside story on how closely politicians are tied to news people. An appendix entitled "Newsworthy Events in American Journalism" provides interesting but brief entries spanning from 1690 to 1981, detailing events such as the forming of the Associated Press. A good choice for students interested in journalism.
Allison Trent Bernstein, Blake Middle School, Medfield, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Allison Trent Bernstein, Blake Middle School, Medfield, MA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"This personal and professional portrait should appeal to journalism students." -- ALA Booklist
"Whitelaw follows They Wrote Their Own Headlines, on American women journalists, with a probing biography of the greatest of them all." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Whitelaw follows They Wrote Their Own Headlines, on American women journalists, with a probing biography of the greatest of them all." -- Kirkus Reviews
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In 1972, Katharine Graham, chief executive officer of The Washington Post, faced the most difficult question in journalism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Post, The Washington Post Company, New York, United States, Phil Graham, Eugene Meyer, Glen Welby, Pulitzer Prize, Ben Bradlee, White House, World Bank, Chestnut Lodge, Miss Madeira, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Wall Street New!
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In 1972, Katharine Graham, chief executive officer of The Washington Post, faced the most difficult question in journalism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Post, The Washington Post Company, New York, United States, Phil Graham, Eugene Meyer, Glen Welby, Pulitzer Prize, Ben Bradlee, White House, World Bank, Chestnut Lodge, Miss Madeira, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Wall Street New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Out of These Roots (Signal Lives) by Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Treasure Island (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson on page 6
- The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père on page 6
- Treasure Island by Robert L Stevenson on page 6
- The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann on page 16
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