Spiked: How Chain Management Corrupted America's Oldest Newspaper [Hardcover]

Andrew Kreig (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 237 pages
• Publisher: Peregrine Pr (October 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933614276
• ISBN-13: 978-0933614277
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,358,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiked, immensely important and fascinating -- A must read!, August 15, 2003

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Lee Ann Gerhart (Anchorage, AK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiked: How Chain Management Corrupted America's Oldest Newspaper (Hardcover)

This book is more timely today than when it first appeared. I cannot say it better than reviewers of the time:
"...Kreig deserves a place on the required reading list of any ethics class ... The book offers enough specific examples to stimulate class analysis for several semesters." (Journalism Quarterly)
"Anyone who has been a reporter will recognize the characters in this compelling book, whether or not they've worked for a chain. The arrogance, pretentiousness and downright cowardice so common to newspaper management appear here in bold relief." (John R. MacArthur, Publisher, Harper's Magazine)
"....a pretty chilling tale...very well reported." (Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor, Newsweek)
"...beg, borrow, buy or steal a copy of Spiked." (Willimantic Chronicle).
I agree! A must read!

4.0 out of 5 stars Hartford Current Oldest Published newspaper in America, August 4, 2009

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This review is from: Spiked: How Chain Management Corrupted America's Oldest Newspaper (Hardcover)

This is the inside story of how after the Hartford Current was purchased by The Times Mirror Co,. of Los Angeles, The newspaper was Bent to print only items that wold increase sales, True or FALSE.
Must read for ANY one interested in Journalism or Corrupt Big Business

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiked Analysis of the Newspaper Industry, December 18, 2001

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Geoffrey J. Waldau (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiked: How Chain Management Corrupted America's Oldest Newspaper (Hardcover)

Spiked provides an insider's account of the economics and politics that shape the newspaper industry -- excessive bending for profits, prizes and pacification. As indicated by the overwhelmingly positive response to this important book, this continues to be an enduring analysis of the most important trends in the news business, affecting the forces at work that shape our democracy.