If you liked Harold Evans’ My Paper Chase…
… why not give these journalistic gems a go?
William Deedes: Dear Bill
Over the course of a career spanning 70 years, William Deedes became one of the most respected and admired journalists of the last century. In Dear Bill, he looks back on a career as a fearless war reporter where he became the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s hero William Boot in Scoop, a member of Harold Macmillan’s cabinet, and editor of the Daily Telegraph. He was the only person ever to have achieved positions both as a cabinet minister and national newspaper editor… and of course a national institution!
Andrew Marr: My Trade: A Short History Of British Journalism
In My Trade: A Short History Of British Journalism, Andrew Marr provides the insider’s scoop on the modern media. He exposes the changes that have taken place within the industry, the shifts in culture and technology and reveals the answers to all those questions you might have about how the news is made like: what makes a story and what doesn’t, and what does a newspaper editor actually do all day. Marr offers a unique, funny and personal insight into what Thomas Carlyle dubbed The Fourth Estate.
