My Times in black and white : race and power at the New York times / Gerald M. Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Gerald M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

African American journalists--Biography.

African American journalists.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

New York times.

Boyd, Gerald M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Chicago Review Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A rags-to-riches story of the climb from urban poverty to the New York Times, this insider's view of struggle and change at the nation's premier newspaper reconstructs the most controversial period in the paper's history and records how journalists reported and edited the biggest events of the past two decades. A candid discussion on race, this memoir is the inspirational story of a man who covered presidents, documented extraordinary social and cultural challenges, led his team to an unprecedented number of Pulitzers, stumbled disastrously dur

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Prologue: "This Is Really Hard"; 1. Loss and Love; 2. Seeds of Ambition; 3. From Uganda X to Cub Reporter; 4. Growing but Restless; 5. Fresh Starts; 6. D.C. Grind; 7. Fast Tracked; 8. My Times; 9. Shifting Priorities and Alliances; 10. Joy and Heartbreak; 11. The Outsiders; 12. The Greatest Story; 13. Managing Up, Managing Down; 14. The Makings of a Scandal; 15. Inquisition; 16. Free Fall; 17. A Time for Good-byes; Afterword by Robin D. Stone; Postscript; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-56976-556-1

OCLC:

592756108