Crusaders, scoundrels, journalists
Subtitle: the Newseum's most intriguing newspeople
By: edited by Eric Newton ; foreword by Tim Russert.
Contributors: Newton, Eric.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Journalists -- United States -- Biography.; News photographers -- United States -- Biography.; Journalism -- United States -- History.
Description: "Crusaders, Scoundrels, Journalists traces the lives and times of nearly 300 American newspeople, from the Colonial printer who wrote about the sex life of the king of France to the Global Village anchor who as a young man stood up dates in order to listen to Edward R. Murrow." "This entertaining book introduces readers to the inside story of news, as told by journalistic sleuths and sloths, martyrs and moguls. First Amendment heroes and notorious scandalmongers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-382) and index.