From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman - Couverture rigide

Rosenfeld, Harry

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ISBN 10 : 1438449178 ISBN 13 : 9781438449173

Editeur : Excelsior Editions, 2013

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

BRONZE MEDALIST - 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Autobiography / Memoir I (Celebrity / Political / Romance) category

FINALIST - 2013 ForeWord Book of the Year in the Autobiography & Memoir Category

An insider’s account of how the Washington Post broke the Watergate story, depicting the tensions, challenges, and personal conflicts that were overcome as it laid bare the criminal wrongdoings of the Nixon administration.

In this powerful memoir, Harry Rosenfeld describes his years as an editor at the New York Herald Tribune and the Washington Post, two of the greatest American newspapers in the second half of the turbulent twentieth century. After playing key roles at the Herald Tribune as it battled fiercely for its survival, he joined the Post under the leadership of Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham as they were building the paper’s national reputation. As the Post’s Metropolitan editor, Rosenfeld managed Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they broke the Watergate story, overseeing the paper’s standard-setting coverage that eventually earned it the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service. In describing his complicated relationship with Bradlee and offering an insider’s perspective on the unlikely partnership of Woodward and Bernstein, Rosenfeld depicts the tensions and challenges, triumphs and setbacks that accompanied the Post’s key role in Watergate, the most potent political scandal in America’s history.

Rosenfeld also tells the gripping story of growing up in Hitler’s Berlin. He saw his father taken away by the Gestapo in the middle of the night, and on Kristallnacht, the prelude to the Holocaust, he witnessed the burning of his synagogue and walked through streets littered with the shattered glass of Jewish businesses. After his family found refuge in America, his childhood experiences stayed with him and ultimately influenced his decision to make journalism his life’s work.

At a time when newspapers and other media are under financial pressure to cut back on investigative reporting, From Kristallnacht to Watergate reminds us why journalism matters, and why good journalism is essential to our democracy.

“Some people live lives that seem to have been written by a Hollywood screenwriter. Harry Rosenfeld, the editor-at-large of the Times Union, is one of them … If you’re one of those people who can’t get enough of the Watergate scandal, then you will need to add this book to your collection.” — Jack Rightmyer, Schenectady Daily Gazette

“[An] illuminating and deeply felt story.”  — Jewish Book Council

“Though not widely known outside the Beltway old-school newsiverse, within the family, Rosenfeld is widely and deeply respected … One of the great comforts that comes from reading From Kristallnacht to Watergate is knowing that Rosenfeld is still in the game.” — Forward

“…[a] fascinating autobiography … This well-rounded presentation is eminently worthy of considerable plaudits.” — Buffalo Jewish Review

“ From Kristallnacht to Watergate is an uplifting personal story and a clear-eyed look at the craft and business of journalism. In an era of Twitter and blogs, this book is a history lesson on the development and production of several influential newspapers … This memoir is a success story that is not boastful, but the culmination of a career of commitment to one’s craft.” — O’Dwyer’s

Biographie de l'auteur :

Harry Rosenfeld is Editor-at-Large and a consultant at the Albany Times Union. He is also a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. He lives in Albany, New York.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Excelsior Editions
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1438449178
• ISBN 13: 9781438449173
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 377