Citizen Newhouse

Author : Carol Felsenthal
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1609801954
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizen Newhouse written by Carol Felsenthal and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed biographer takes on one of the world's most elusive media moguls in Citizen Newhouse. The harvest of four years and over 400 interviews, Carol Felsenthal's book is an unauthorized investigative biography that paints a tough yet even-handed portrait. Here is the father, Sam Newhouse, who developed a formula for creating newspaper monopolies in small metropolitan markets and turned it into a huge family fortune. And the sons: Si in the magazine business, with his crown jewels, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, and Donald, who runs the family's newspaper and cable television companies. Focusing on Si's life and career, Citizen Newhouse takes the measure of one of America's most powerful yet unexamined figures. Felsenthal shows how Si's quirky behavior as a shy and awkward outsider has had a far-reaching impact on the properties he owns, affecting—and in the opinion of some, compromising—the quality of the Newhouse "product" across the country and the world. Felsenthal shines a light on the breathtaking changes that have taken place among Si’s top editors, and the fabulous perks available to members of this elite. She also lays bare the role played by Roy Cohn in the affairs of both father and son. Citizen Newhouse provides a fascinating account of powerful and glamorous lives—and their impact on the newspapers and magazines we read every day.

Author : Thomas Maier
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555661915
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Newhouse written by Thomas Maier and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newhouse is the first full-scale biography of the turbulent life and business career of Samuel I. Newhouse, Jr., who could arguably be described as the most powerful private citizen in America. Controlling a fortune estimated to be in excess of thirteen billion dollars, Si and his brother Donald are richer than the Queen of England, or Bill Gates, or Ross Perot, or any of the Kennedys, Rockefellers, or Hearsts. But Newhouse is not primarily about the accumulation of money by a family that two generations ago was literally impoverished. Rather, it is a book about power.

Author : Carol Felsenthal
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 160980290X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power, Privilege and the Post written by Carol Felsenthal and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katharine Graham's story has all the elements of the phoenix rising from the ashes, and in Carol Felsenthal's unauthorized biography, Power, Privilege, and the Post, Graham's personal tragedies and triumphs are revealed. The homely and insecure daughter of the Jewish millionaire and owner of The Washington Post, Eugene Myer, Kay married the handsome, brilliant and power hungry Phillip Graham in 1940. By 1948 Kay's father had turned control of The Washington Post over to Phil, who spent the next decade amassing a media empire that included radio and TV stations. But, as Felsenthal shows, he mostly focused on building the reputation of the Post and positioning himself as a Washington power-player. Plagued by manic depression, Phil's behavior became more erratic and outlandish, and his downward spiral ended in 1963 when he took his own life. Surprising the newspaper industry, Kay Graham took control of the paper, beginning one of the most unprecedented careers in media history. Felsenthal weaves her exhaustive research into a perceptive portrayal of the Graham family and an expert dissection of the internal politics at the Post, and a portrait of one of a unique, tragic, and ultimately triumphant figure of twentieth-century America.

Author : Rebecca Theim
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781455618811
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hell and High Water written by Rebecca Theim and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genesis and aftermath of the print edition's death knell. In May 2012, the New York Times broke a story that the internationally acclaimed, locally beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning New Orleans Times-Picayune would become a three-day-a-week publication. The profitable newspaper slashed its veteran newsroom, antagonized the city, state, and nation, and jeopardized its vaunted reputation-all in an effort to create a new blueprint for American newspapers in the increasingly digital world. Here is the insider's account of the outrage, betrayal, and aftermath of the death of the daily edition of the Times-Picayune.

Author : Alice Kaplan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226424383
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dreaming in French written by Alice Kaplan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year in Paris. Countless American students have been lured by that vision--and been transformed by their sojourn in the City of Light. These stories tell of that experience, and how it changed the lives of three extraordinary American women.

Author : John W. Dasef
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical written by John W. Dasef and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Amy Odell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 198212265X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anna written by Amy Odell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive New York Times bestselling biography of Anna Wintour, now featuring a new afterword, follows the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who would—with singular and legendary focus—become one of the most powerful people in media. As a child, Anna Wintour was a tomboy with no apparent interest in clothing but, seduced by the miniskirts and bob haircuts of swinging 1960s London, she grew into a fashion-obsessed teenager. Her father, an influential newspaper editor, loomed large in her life, and once he decided she should become editor-in-chief of Vogue, she never looked back. Impatient to start her career, she left high school and got a job at a trendy boutique in London—an experience that would be the first of many defeats. Undeterred, she found work in the competitive world of magazines, eventually embarking on a journey to New York and a battle to ascend, no matter who or what stood in her way. Once she was crowned editor-in-chief of Vogue—in one of the stormiest transitions in fashion magazine history—she continued the fight to retain her enviable position, ultimately rising to dominate all of Condé Nast. Named one of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022, this in-depth and revealing biography is based on extensive interviews with Anna Wintour’s closest friends and collaborators. Weaving Anna’s personal story into a larger narrative about the hierarchical dynamics of the fashion industry and the complex world of Condé Nast, Anna charts the relentless ambition of the woman who would become an icon.

Author : Eric Beecher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1761428055
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Men Who Killed the News written by Eric Beecher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls – from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk – and on his own unique experience of working for (and being sued by) the Murdochs. What’s gone wrong with our media? Eric Beecher’s answer is: its owners, many of the biggest of them at least. They have exploited their privileged position in society to distort journalism and accumulate vast wealth and power. Few people know the media like Eric Beecher. He has worked at Fairfax and News Corp, founded and sold Text Media, and is currently the biggest shareholder in the news website Crikey. He’s been journalist, editor and media proprietor, and has the rare distinction of having both worked for and recently been sued by (unsuccessfully) the Murdochs. This is a book only he could write: a portrait of the rise of media moguls over the past two centuries, and an analysis of how they have destroyed news journalism and undermined truth by using the shield of the ‘freedom of the press’ to cover their quest for personal power. In a year that will see Fox News and Donald Trump fight an election, no book could be more timely and important in our understanding of how the media has become an agent of misinformation. The Men Who Killed the News is deeply informed by Beecher’s own experience and delivers engaging first-hand insights. His in-depth research takes us from Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst – the first sensationalist newspaper owners in the US, who made fortunes and established dynasties – to their UK successors Lords Northcliffe and Beaverbrook; contemporary media dictators like Conrad Black, Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch; and on to Musk and Zuckerberg, the latest, tech-inflected manifestation of the mogul. In 2024, more people will vote in elections than ever before: never has the role of the media been more virulent and of more urgent interest. Eric Beecher is the perfect guide to understanding how media power works: the players, the techniques, the strategies, the behind-the-scenes machinations.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Author : J. Charles Sterin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315311798
Total Pages : 1071 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mass Media Revolution written by J. Charles Sterin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 1071 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Third Edition, Mass Media Revolution remains a dynamic guide to the world of mass media, enhancing its readers’ development as critical consumers. The text employs a storytelling narrative style and integrated, chapter-specific digital material, providing a seamless learning experience. It features a wealth of expanded content—with particular attention to diversity in the media industry, reality TV, ethics and social media, and the evolution of online journalism. Chapter content, both print and online, is aligned to the ACEJMC national academic standards. Along with student video resources, this text includes an accompanying instructor resource manual and Power Point slides. All supplementary materials can be found at massmediarev.com.