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A carregar... Morning Miracle: Inside the Washington Post A Great Newspaper Fights for Its Life (original 2010; edição 2010)por Dave Kindred
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. Morning Miracle is a lackluster, scattershot paean to a paper and its staff which completely ignores the paper's unscrupulous collusion with warmongering administrations and various intelligence agencies over the decades. Even if we accept the work's upbeat navel-gazing as an obligatory facet of the genre, the vignettes included in the book fail to deliver, in general. ( )Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. This was a tough book to review: I loved parts of it while others dragged. As a series of anecdotes, I loved the history and stories about the Washington Post. Unfortunately, the book lacks a cohesive topic, and I was left wondering what was the point. Perhaps that's an unfair criticism, since ending to the story he tells is far from certain.As a lifelong reader of the Washington Post, I felt deep nostalgia for the lost writers and sections I loved. I miss Sunday morning surrounded by coffee, the paper(s), and my wife. But progress is progress, and perhaps those days are gone. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. In an era when news organizations seem to spend way too much time trying to disprove each other, and far less time reporting facts without spin, Morning Miracle does a great job of taking the reader back to a golden age of not-so-long-ago when journalists cherished truth and honor in reporting.I feel that Dave Kindred does a great job of displaying journalists and editors in a personal light of passion and drive. It is a honorable profession after all, and this reminder is very encouraging. The organization of the stories and accounts seem jumbled sometimes, but the author always finds a way to draw them back in to a common narrative. I was reminded of a classic Bill Cosby routine, "I told you that story to tell you this one." I was so drawn in to the history and timeline of the Post that. like a sports fan that tries his best to avoid hearing the final score of a recorded game before he watches it, I avoided returning to Washingtonpost.com at all costs until the final chapter. Did it survive or didn't it? We'll find out! Mr. Kindred offers up a great book that brings you into the newsroom to observe the daily actions of its cast of characters, while refusing to hide the results of even some terrible mistakes at the risk of his own alienation by his peers. That is true journalism. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I kept putting this book down, but in the end, couldn't stop reading it. It is best read as a picture of a moment in time, rather than a forecast of times to come. In part, that is a reflection of what is probably an unpredictable industry. You get the feeling that the author began writing thinking that conclusions, or foresight, would develop, either in his mind or in the industry, only to be disappointed and decide to publish anyway. Still, the book is interesting if you follow the industry. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I can't quite decide if this book is a dull, meandering collection of reminiscences, or a fascinating page-turner. It was, at turns, both. The last third or so read like a tragic play. The paper at its height of greatness. The relentless series of outside forces trying to knock it down. The unrecognized opportunities to possibly avert disaster. The decisions that seemed right at the time, but only contributed to the ultimate downfall. There are glimmers of hope in the end that the spirit of the tragic hero will survive, that journalism (but not newspapers) will continue, even thrive, in the online world.Okay, that was a bit over-the-top. Overall, I did enjoy the book. I was often startled and confused by the abrupt changes of subject that characterize Kindred's style. His narratives often begin in one place, only to go back to an earlier time in the subject's life, or even switching to another person entirely. Then he brings it all back and ties it into a neat bow. It kind of works. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
This in-depth look at the Washington Post from a Pulitzer Prize-nominated Post veteran answers the question "Do newspapers still matter?" with a resounding yes. Dave Kindred takes you inside the heart of the legendary newspaper and offers a unique opportunity to see what it really takes to produce world-class journalism every day. Granted unprecedented access to every nook and cranny of the paper, including candid exchanges with its most celebrated journalists, such as Bob Woodward, Sally Quinn, David Broder, and former executive editor Ben Bradlee, Kindred provides a no-holds-barred look at the twenty-first-century newsroom. As it becomes more difficult to maintain journalistic integrity, stay relevant in the age of blogs, and meet Wall Street's demands for profits, the newspaper--more than any other medium--also shoulders the tremendous responsibility of acting as a watchdog for democracy.--From publisher description. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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