Hot Type, Cold Beer and Bad News: A Cleveland Reporter's Journey Through the 1960s

The 1960s were the most turbulent era in Cleveland history--and an exciting time to be a newspaper reporter. This memoir takes you back to the tumult with an eyewitness account by a veteran journalist who as an ambitious young reporter covered the major events of the day: civil rights violence, corruption and crime, Vietnam, Kent State, and more.

About the author

Michael D. Roberts got his start as a newspaper reporter in 1962 and joined the Plain Dealer in 1963. He received the Ohio Associated Press Award in 1966 for exposing a forged Rembrandt painting. He reported on assignment from Vietnam, the Middle East, and the newspaper's Washington Bureau. He joined Cleveland Magazine in 1972 and served as editor for 17 years. He works in public relations and regularly writes for several publications.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Roberts
• Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781598511185
• ISBN: 978-1-59851-118-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism