The Reporter Who Knew Too Much
Harrison Salisbury and the New York Times
Biography & Memoir, Literary
| Author: | Donald E. Davis, Eugene P. Trani | ISBN: | 9781442219519 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | October 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald E. Davis, Eugene P. Trani |
| ISBN: | 9781442219519 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | October 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
During his career at The New York Times, Harrison Salisbury served as the bureau chief in post-World War II Moscow and reported from Hanoi during the Vietnam War, and in retirement witnessed the Tiananmen Square massacre firsthand. Davis and Trani's engaging biography of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist makes use of Salisbury's personal archive of interviews, articles, and correspondence to shed light on the personal triumphs and shortcomings of this preeminent reporter and illuminates the twentieth-century world in which he lived.
During his career at The New York Times, Harrison Salisbury served as the bureau chief in post-World War II Moscow and reported from Hanoi during the Vietnam War, and in retirement witnessed the Tiananmen Square massacre firsthand. Davis and Trani's engaging biography of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist makes use of Salisbury's personal archive of interviews, articles, and correspondence to shed light on the personal triumphs and shortcomings of this preeminent reporter and illuminates the twentieth-century world in which he lived.
