The news sorority : Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-- and the (ongoing, imperfect, complicated) triumph of women in TV news /
For decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism, until finally three -- Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Christiane Amanpour - broke through, definitively remaking America's nightly news. Drawing on exclusive interviews with their colleagues and intimates from...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
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| Summary: | For decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism, until finally three -- Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Christiane Amanpour - broke through, definitively remaking America's nightly news. Drawing on exclusive interviews with their colleagues and intimates from childhood on, bestselling author Sheila Weller crafts a lively and eye-opening narrative, revealing the combination of ambition, skill, and character that enabled these three singular women to infiltrate the once impenetrable "boys club" and become cultural icons. |
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| Physical Description: | 481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-472) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594204272 : 1594204276 |