Title: Out of the news : former journalists discuss a profession in crisis /
Authors: Wexler, Celia Viggo, 1948-
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Journalism United States History; Reporters and reporting United States History; Television broadcasting of news United States History
Abstract: "This is a work of media history and criticism . It presents profiles of 11 journalists who left some of the country's biggest mainstream media outlets, and took on new challenges. Their stories give the reader a sense of what it means to be a reporter and to cover big news. But this book goes beyond media memoir"--
Contents: Introduction -- Burned out and pissed off -- Leaving Mount Olympus -- The Book of Simon -- Bullets and balance -- Divine intervention -- Globetrotter -- The quiet "race man" -- Collateral damage -- Lady justice -- From times man to roadmonkey -- The path not taken -- Thinking about journalism.