Paper of Wreckage - The Rogues, Renegades, Wiseguys, Wankers, and Relentless Reporters Who Redefined American Media

"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"--

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Digiacomo, Frank Digiacomo, Susan Mulcahy, Susan Mulcahy
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781982164836
• ISBN: 978-1-9821-6483-6
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 234 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; USA, Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, 21st Century, Press & journalism, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism