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The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World

The classic inside story of The New York Times, the most prestigious, and perhaps the most powerful, of all American newspapers. Bestselling author Talese lays bare the secret internal intrigues behind the tradition of front page exposes in a story as gripping as a work of fiction and as immediate as today's headlines.

Subject
historybusiness
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
long · 576 pages

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