1988
ALMOST GOLDEN
Gwenda Blair
ALMOST GOLDEN
Jessica Savitch and the Selling of Television News
by Gwenda Blair
Simon & Schuster · 1988
Chart History
9 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #8
A network correspondent at age 30, Jessica Savitch came up on the fast track in the hectic, hard-driving field of TV news. But by the time of her accidental death in 1983, Jessica--plagued by drugs, depression, and disastrous romances--had already lost the race. A look at TV news, where the quest for celebrity and the values of journalism collide. Photos.
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Details
- ISBN-13
- 9785552166664
- ISBN-10
- 5552166663
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
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