The Powers That Be (book)
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| Author | David Halberstam |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | American media |
| Published | 1979 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 771 |
| ISBN | 0394503813 |
| OCLC | 04641874 |
The Powers That Be is a 1979 book by David Halberstam about the American media.[1][2] It focuses on CBS, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Time.
Critical reception
[edit]The Globe and Mail wrote: "The trouble is that the Halberstam of Vietnam, and of The Best and the Brightest, has become David Halberstam: institution, and like others who take themselves too seriously, his prose suffers."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "News Report". archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ Lemann, Nicholas (May 5, 1979). "The Power, The Glory, The Media, The Men, The Money, The Irony, The Symbols, America, The Meaning of It All". The New Republic.
- ^ Wolfe, Morris (9 June 1979). "Voluminous". The Globe and Mail. p. 44.
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