Susan Mulcahy & Frank DiGiacomo Paper of Wreckage review, recensie en informatie boek over de Amerikaanse tabloid en krant The New York Post. Op 8 oktober 2024 verschijnt bij Atria Books het boek over de geschiedenis van de krant The New York Post, geschreven door Susan Mulcahy en Frank DiGiacomo. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteurs en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Susan Mulcahy & Frank DiGiacomo Paper of Wreckage

• “Five decades worth of raucous behind-the-scenes anecdotes, from the creation of the notorious headline ‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’ to the genesis of the popular gossip column Page Six, fill this scintillating oral history of the New York Post. . . . It’s a juicy, gonzo slice of New York history.” (Publishers Weekly)
• “The commentary from the candid interviewees, like the Post itself, has it all, from delightfully sublime and critically incisive to completely nonsensical. . . . An interesting and rollicking narrative that will stand as a significant contribution to the history of mass media.” (Kirkus)

Paper of Wreckage, The New York Post 1976-2024

The Rogues, Renegades, Wiseguys, Wankers, and Relentless Reporters Who Redefined American Media

• Auteurs: Susan Mulcahy, Frank DiGiacomo (Verenigde Staten)
• Soort boek: journalistiek boek
• Taal: Engels
• Uitgever: Atria Books
• Verschijnt: 8 oktober 2024
• Omvang: 592 pagina’s
• Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
• Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst boek over de Amerikaanse krant The New York Post

A jaw-dropping and unputdownable oral history of the New York Post and the legendary tabloid’s cultural impact from the 1970s to today as recounted by the men and women who witnessed it firsthand.

By the 1970s, the country’s oldest continuously published newspaper had fallen on hard times, just like its nearly bankrupt hometown. When the New York Post was sold to a largely unknown Australian named Rupert Murdoch in 1976, staffers hoped it would be the start of a new golden age for the paper.

Now, after the nearly fifty years Murdoch has owned the tabloid, American culture reflects what Murdoch first started in the 1970s: a celebrity-focused, noisy, one-sided media empire that reached its zenith with Fox News.

Drawing on extensive interviews with key players and in-depth research, this eye-opening, wildly entertaining oral history shows us how we got to this point. It’s a rollicking tale full of bad behavior, inflated egos, and a corporate culture that rewarded skirting the rules and breaking norms. But working there was never boring and now, you can discover the entire remarkable true story of America’s favorite tabloid newspaper.

Susan Mulcahy started at the New York Post as a copygirl while still in college. She worked at “Page Six” from 1978 to 1985, including three years as editor, before moving to Newsday to write a rival column. She has also written for The New Yorker and The New York Times.

Frank DiGiacomo worked as a “Page Six” freelancer in the late 1980s and became an editor of the column from 1991 to 1993. He has since worked as a writer and editor, covering media and the entertainment business, for Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, and Billboard, where he is currently an executive editor.

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