The Last Newspaperman
A multifaceted debut novel about a journalist at odds with whether to educate or exploit his audience. ... Brilliantly interwoven throughout the novel are revelatory associations...about how sensationalistic journalism continues to influence the industry today. ... Di Ionno s love of his home state of New Jersey is evident not only through the nonfiction he s published and his columns for the Star-Ledger but in this first novel which impressively merges fact and fiction into a resonant story of morality and meaning. A creative double-edged, historically inspired debut. --Kirkus Review"It is through the eyes of ruthless reporter Fred Haines that we see how modern media evolved from the remorseless, sensational journalism of the 1930s.The Last Newspaperman, Mark Di Ionno has written the Great American newspaper novel." --Robin Gaby Fisher, author,The Woman Who Wasn't There"For an excursion to a time when newspapers were king, travel the newsprint trail mapped by Mark Di Ionno in his engaging novelThe Last Newspaperman. Di Ionno has created characters who are not simply black-and-white, as they provide an inside look at the biggest headline-grabbing events in New Jersey history." --Jim Waltzer, author,Tales of South Jersey"What happens to a reporter who has an incredible journalistic opportunity that could hurt the people involved? Is a newspaperman's loyalty to his work or to his conscience? Mark Di Ionno poses this question in this atmospheric and highly suspenseful novel centered on the Lindbergh baby case.The Last Newspapermankept me up all night." --Alice Elliott Dark, author,In the Gloaming, O. Henry Award winn"What happens to a reporter who has an incredible journalistic opportunity that could hurt the people involved? Is a newspaperman's loyalty to his work or to his conscience? Mark Di Ionno poses this question in this atmospheric and highly suspenseful novel centered on the Lindbergh baby case.The Last Newspapermankept me up all night." --Alice Elliott Dark, author,In the Gloaming, O. Henry Award winner"It is through the eyes of ruthless reporter Fred Haines that we see how modern media evolved from the remorseless, sensational journalism of the 1930s.The Last Newspaperman, Mark Di Ionno has written the Great American newspaper novel." --Robin Gaby Fisher, author,The Woman Who Wasn't There"For an excursion to a time when newspapers were king, travel the newsprint trail mapped by Mark Di Ionno in his engaging novelThe Last Newspaperman. Di Ionno has created characters who are not simply black-and-white, as they provide an inside look at the biggest headline-grabbing events in New Jersey history." --Jim Waltzer, author,Tales of South Jersey"What happens to a reporter who has an incredible journalistic opportunity that could hurt the people involved? Is a newspaperman's loyalty to his work or to his conscience? Mark Di Ionno poses this question in this atmospheric and highly suspenseful novel centered on the Lindbergh baby case.The Last Newspapermankept me up all night." --Alice Elliott Dark, author,In the Gloaming, O. Henry Award winn"What happens to a reporter who has an incredible journalistic opportunity that could hurt the people involved? Is a newspaperman's loyalty to his work or to his conscience? Mark Di Ionno poses this question in this atmospheric and highly suspenseful novel centered on the Lindbergh baby case.The Last Newspapermankept me up all night." --Alice Elliott Dark, author,In the Gloaming, O. Henry Award winner