Get the Damn Story: Homer Bigart and the Great Age of American Newspapers Lippman Thomas W.
Get the Damn Story: Homer Bigart and the Great Age of American Newspapers Lippman Thomas W. In the decades between the Great Depression and the advent of cable television, when daily newspapers set…
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Get the Damn Story: Homer Bigart and the Great Age of American Newspapers Lippman Thomas W.
In the decades between the Great Depression and the advent of cable television, when daily newspapers set the conversational agenda in the United States, the best reporter in the business was a rumpled, hard-drinking figure named Homer Bigart. Few today know the extent to which he was esteemed by his peers. Despite two Pulitzers and a host of other prizes, he quickly faded from public view after retirement.
Writing for the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Times, Bigart brought to life many events that defined the era--the wars in Europe, the Pacific, Korea, and Vietnam; the civil rights movement; the creation of Israel; the end of colonialism in Africa; and the Cuban Revolution. Get the Damn Story is the first comprehensive biography to encompass all of Bigart's journalism, including both his war reporting and coverage of domestic events. The news media's