Book paper of wreckage pdf

A jaw dropping and unputdownable oral history of the New York Post and the legendary tabloid s cultural impact from the 1970s to today as recounted by the men and women who witnessed it firsthand By the 1970s the country s oldest continuously published newspaper had fallen on hard times just like its nearly bankrupt hometown When the New York Post was sold to a largely unknown Australian named Rupert Murdoch in 1976 staffers hoped it would be the start of a new golden age for the paper Now after the nearly fifty years Murdoch has owned the tabloid American culture reflects what Murdoch first started in the 1970 a celebrity focused noisy one sided media empire that reached its zenith with Fox News Drawing on extensive interviews with key players and in depth research this eye opening wildly entertaining oral history shows us how we got to this point It s a rollicking tale full of bad behavior inflated egos and a corporate culture that rewarded skirting the rules and breaking norms But working there was never boring and now you can discover the entire remarkable true story of America s favorite tabloid newspaper Paper of Wreckage The Rogues Renegades Wiseguys Wankers and Relentless Reporters Who Redefined American Media3. Paper of wreckage book 1 5For the most part I really enjoyed this It was the perfect marriage of my Majored In Journalism and Wrote Celebrity Gossip subplots and it was just so fun to dive into the chaos of a classic old school newsroom I did find myself wanting slightly content context whether that be sections that broke up the interview style or inclusions of the actual articles pictures that were being referenced I don t know if that would be really hard to do with copyright or if the finished version will include some of that but I felt a little left out reading the interviews about iconic scathing articles or first page images and then either having to try and look them up on my own or just power through I also almost wish slightly time had been given to the chapters about iconic events Son of Sam 9 11 the rise of Trump These were definitely a lot interesting to me than the office politics or financials. Book paper of wreckage pdf Still super fun and I know I ll think about this one a lot Tentatively entering my oral history era English Insane and informative stories on every single page what could you want from a book about the Post English