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ESPN, the network that revolutionized the way we watch sports, has long been associated with terrific sports reporting. And no hour on ESPN is more popular than SportsCenter, a.k.a. "The Big Show." With their typical wise-guy flair, the celebrated tandem of cohosts, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, offer a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at what makes SportsCenter tick. Chapters titled "Bill Buckner--What Happened?," "How to Be a Sportscaster When You Grow Up," and "Put Your Baseball Cards in Your Bicycle Spokes, Now!" are widely regarded as the three most compelling and astutely researched chapters in the sportswriting canon. Learn the true origins of the expressions "en fuego," "Niedermeyer: Dead!," and "Detlef Schrempf!" in the glossary of terms, find out who makes their "Twenty-One Top Ten Athletes" list, and discover the real reason why Patrick held Bill Murray's hand at the ESPYs.--D.G. McDonald
Customer Reviews:
hilarious.......2001-11-27
A book about the show that revolutionized the sports tv show by the two guys who were the stars of the show. Funniest section is where they talk about those little catch-phrases everyone gets stuck in their head. You know like, "from way downtown...bang!!" and "he put the biscuit in the basket". Hilarious!!
En Fuego Doesn't Start With 'N'.......2000-06-03
You'll have to read the book to truly appreciate the title of my review. Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman were incredibly great together on air, and they continue this trend with The Big Show.
Not only is this book hilariously funny (two different fonts was pure genius), but it gives you an incredibly in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes making of the greatest sports' news show on television. Yes, today most of topics in the book are outdated, but you can still relate to the athletes they discuss.
The authors also share their totally different stories of their respective rises to the top, as well as discussing larger sports' stories that have been well documented in the news. In doing so, they use easy-flowing descriptive language, intertwined with their vast knowledge of sports on the whole. This funny and insightful book is a must read for all sports fans.
The best thing since sliced bread.......1999-11-10
Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick truly speak from the heart and give their inside approach to what they think of the sports industry. I've already recomended it to some of my friends and they love it also so BUY THIS NOW!
This audio-book is simply "en fuego".......1998-10-21
I bought the audio version of Keith and Dan's book in addition to the printed version. While the book contains a lot more material than the tapes, it's great to listen to Keith and Dan banter back and forth for three hours. Take this one in the car with you on long trips--it will definitely make the trip more interesting. This ia a must-have for any true Olbermaniac (like myself.)
An entertaining look at 2 of the best sportscasters on tv........1998-07-08
This is one of those books that, becuase of Dan and Keith's style of delivery, is better heard than read. Both were very accurate in their rebuke of the baseball hall of fame selection process. The 3rd top 10 list was a little boring. Overall the book is very entertaiing.
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- good stuff!
- A much wider review of nazi propaganda than swing music.
- The book is semi-informative, but the CD rocks!
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This book tells the remarkable story of Germany`s World War II English language propaganda broadcasting operation and the swing band it used to send subversive American jazz and swing music over the airwaves to Allied listeners around the world. Bergmeier and Lotz provide the definitive account of the range and ingenuity of Nazi radio public relations, along with a full-length CD featuring rare tracks of the jazz propaganda classics.
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good stuff!.......2002-05-02
this book is really interesting... particularly if you're doing a project on propaganda or nazis. It gives insight on often neglected areas of politics- music. The accompanying CD is also a plus. The songs are really interesting (if sometimes distasteful).
A much wider review of nazi propaganda than swing music........1999-09-02
Overtly this is an account of radio jazz and popular music broadcast to Britain and US between 1939 and 1945. It is indeed an excellently researched analysis of how Goebbels' ministry sought, and failed, to undermine the enemy war effort by tuneful propaganda. The accompanying musical CD, featuring "Charlie" and his Orchestra, says it all and additionally includes some choice bits by William Joyce or Lord Haw Haw, including his final broadcast from Hamburg when he was plainly drunk at the microphone. The book also contains much insightful information on other radio traitors such as John Amery, Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars) and the American, Robert Best, who canvassed from Berlin his own candidacy against President Roosevelt in the 1944 election. There is much new material in this book both about musical swing and the traitors in general. It really gets under the surface of an obscure world war two subject. The CD itself is a real hoot!
The book is semi-informative, but the CD rocks!.......1999-01-02
Actually, I didn't much like the book--it was pretty much like a series of encyclopedia articles on the greats of Nazi propaganda, but the CD was truly hilarious. My (teenage) children couldn't understand the point of any of the songs, but I was singing "Let's go bombing, let's go bombing, like United Nations airmen do..." all next week.
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Just as "spin" has taken over politics in America, so too has it come to define the long bull market on Wall Street. The booming trade in stocks, which has become a national obsession, has produced an insatiable demand for financial intelligence - and plenty of new, highly paid players eager to supply it. On television and the Internet, commentators and analysts are not merely reporting the news, they are making news in ways that provide huge windfalls for some investors and crushing losses for others. And they often traffic in rumor, speculation, and misinformation that hit the market at warp speed. Howard Kurtz, widely recognized as America's best media reporter, and the man who revealed the inner workings of the Clinton administration's press operation in the national bestseller Spin Cycle, here turns his skeptical eye on the business-media revolution that has transformed the American economy. He uncovers the backstage pressures at television shows like CNBC's Squawk Box and CNN's Moneyline; at old-media bastions like The Wall Street Journal and Business Week, which are racing to keep up with the twenty-four-hour news cycle; and at Internet start-ups like TheStreet.com and JagNotes, real-time operations in the very arena where fortunes are made and lost with stunning swiftness. Bombarded by all this white noise, who among the fortune tellers can investors really trust? Kurtz provides an indispensable guide with this eye-opening account of an unseen world, based on eighteen months of shadowing the most influential, colorful, and egotistical people in business and journalism. Among the people we meet in its pages are: * Ron Insana, Maria Bartiromo, David Faber, Lou Dobbs, and the other famous faces of cable TV * The manic king-of-all-media Jim Cramer, who juggles four different identities - Wall Street trader, television commentator, columnist, and Internet entrepreneur - with wildly varying degrees of success * Shoe-leather reporters Steve Lipin, Chris Byron, and Gene Marcial, whose exclusives drive up stocks or quickly deflate them * Superstar analysts Ralph Acampora, Abby Joseph Cohen, and Henry Blodget, whose predictions make the Dow and Nasdaq gyrate * Internet CEOs Kim Polese and Kevin O'Connor, who struggle to ride the media tiger while promoting their high-flying companies No one has ever reported from inside the Wall Street media machine or laid bare the bitter feuds, cozy friendships, and whispered leaks that move the market. Kutrz exposes the disturbing conflicts of interest among the brokerage analysts and fund managers whose words can boost or bash stocks - thanks to scoop-hungry journalists who rarely question whether these gurus are right or wrong. And he chronicles the journalistic hype that helped propel Net stocks into the stratosphere until they began plummeting back to earth. In a time of head-spinning volatility, The Fortune Tellers is essential reading for all of us who gamble our savings in today's overheated stock market.
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From the bestselling author of "Spin Cycle" comes a one-of-a-kind book that takes the reader inside the Wall Street media machine and lays bare the behind-the-scenes hype and human foibles that move markets and make or break fortunes.
Customer Reviews:
An interesting look inside the crazy world of Wall Street and the media.......2006-10-02
This book is an interesting narrative that looks at the end of the internet bubble and details the events leading up to the tech crash of 2000. It is told mostly through the eyes of various media figures-from CNBC anchors to their rivals at CNNfn to Jim Cramer. For someone who isn't familiar with that time in the market this book offers a great deal of insight-for people who either experienced it firsthand or already know something about it there is probably very little new here.
This book makes for an interesting read. Despite already being familiar with the events covered in this book I was entertained, especially while reading about such colorful figures as Jim Cramer and Mark Haines. The book isn't particularly well-written-the changes in tense (which I'm not sure are always done correctly) are often annoying-but is nevertheless engaging and flows well. This is not a book I would recommend for anything other than a casual read, though as such it is probably worth a look.
fast paced, no-analysis, pure narration.......2004-09-09
In a remarkably well-narrated book, Kurtz, highlights the inordinate amount of power TV business program anchors and their guests have on stock volatility. Though the book focuses on the "bubble" era, the mechanisms of stock price manipulation, intended or coincidental, are equally applicable today as it did in the Internet craze.
Despite the well narrated story lines including many of the better known financial journalists, the book does not build on the few themes introduced in the first chapter itself. After a couple of chapters, the author's take on CNBC anchors' behavior on market movement is predictable. However, the story regarding the development of CNBC, Dobb/CNNfn, Fox, bloomberg, is entertaining, though wouldnt pass as a comprehensive history guide. The focus on Kramer for most part of the book is a bit annoying as well, though the use of thestreet.com's story reveals some interesting aspects of mergers/buy-outs, etc.
In short, a fairly good read, not a great level of details, but clearly highlights (over and over) the impact of journalists on stock prices (as if you needed this book to tell you), intertwined with good story lines on TV persona and journalists.
excelent summary of the financial history of the early '00.......2004-07-29
I read this book years ago when it was a best seller. I bought it on the strength of the reviews of the people written about in this book like Kramer, the CNBC Squakbox people, numerous high profile analysts. They had a positive review of how the book came out, and so I bought and read it. I don't read the Wall Street Journal all the time so the content of this book was educating for me. Howard Kurtz has a show in CNN, he is a media critic, so his take on the financial media and players in it has a degree of credibility. However this book is dated now, there have been many developments since this book hit the bookstores. The time I read this I thought it was wonderful that a summary of the recent financial past was available in a very well written book.
Interesting but not needed for the home collection.......2002-11-24
This book offered some interesting insight into how analyst news and forecasts effect the stock market. The main message I came away with is "don't believe the hype". If you are looking to bolster your confidence in your own ability to make stock picks in the face of contridictory market analysts then take the time to listen to this book. If you're not interested in an autobiogrophy of famous Wall Street gurus then skip it. You can get the same information and much more valuable insight from reading some of the Peter Lynch books.
Too much James Cramer, not enough Wall Street.......2002-06-18
This is mostly a minibio of James Cramer with a lot of attention paid on the side to CNBC and Maria Bartiromo specifically. If you're very interested in Cramer, you can just go get his actual memoir. As for me, I am interested in Wall Street and the system of disseminating and evaluating information and opinion about stocks -- the conflicts of interest, the conventions, the legal rules, the strengths and weaknesses. I don't know how you can analyze those issues without spending time on the role and motivations of key research analysts, the position of the SEC and the communication conventions between companies and journalists, hedge fund and other money managers and the SEC. Any book claiming to treat these issues and focusing on 1998-2000 would have to deal extensively by the phenomenon represented by Mary Meeker and Harry Blodgett, which this book does not. The book focuses disproportionately and without explanation on a few TV personalities without treating the overall issue. Too bad for me.
It would have been fine if the title had been accurate -- something about James Cramer. Or even "Crazy Days at CNBC."
The data does not synthesize into any larger recommendation or theme. It comes across as an accurate chronology without analysis. The writing style is correspondingly dry.
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A look at the show that changed sports broadcasting.......2003-08-05
I recently picked up this 1988 book because I had seen the TNT movie of the same title, which was based on this book and which I thought was quite good. The book itself provides a large amount of detail about the interplay between all the main people involved in putting Monday Night Football on the air between 1970 and 1987.
The person who dreamed up the entire concept of prime-time football (helped by some prodding from NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle) was the executive producer of ABC sports, Roone Arledge. His vision of the future and his love of innovation was the primary reason that MNF made such an impact when it debuted in September 1970. It succeeded because it was hugely entertaining and because nothing like it had ever been seen before on television.
The popularity of pro football had grown tremendously during the 1960s. But Arledge felt that in order to successfully broadcast NFL football games in prime time, and to compete against the other networks' established Monday evening shows, the emphasis needed to focus on the personalities in the broadcast booth as much as the action on the field. He wanted the show to be an event, not just a televised football game. He put together a brilliant group of three people - a 'straight man' for the play-by-play descriptions, a charming 'regular guy' ex-player for game analysis, and a 'host' with a strong journalistic background who could tied it all together by adding some depth to the show while also playing the role of provocateur.
The original broadcast team (or "cast" if you will) consisted of Keith Jackson (replaced after one year by Frank Gifford), Don Meredith and Howard Cosell. These men all had very different personalities, especially Cosell whose background was as a journalist rather than an ex player, and that was the main reason the show had such an edge. Cosell had a delicious combination of a brilliant mind, a huge ego, and at the same time a desperate need to be liked by his audience. The interplay between Cosell and the other two men could be caustic, but very often it was wonderful.
Arledge's concept, after a brief rough start, worked amazingly well for the most part. In fact it could be argued that it worked too well. As the show soared in popularity, the egos of the men involved (including those of the behind the scenes personnel) soon clashed and made MNF a high-wire act where the audience and even the broadcasters themselves were never quite sure what would happen each week. Behind the scenes there were temper tantrums, drunkenness, pettiness, pouting, profanity and debauchery. Although the viewing public had little clue of all this infighting, the tension it caused added a raw edge to the broadcast each week. It all made for great television, and the public ate it up.
But all too soon the tensions built up beyond the toleration point. Meredith got fed up and left the show after the fourth season (1973), and although Arledge did his best to replace him (eventually adding ex-player Alex Karras), it never quite was the same as it was in those first four years (or three if you discount the first year before Gifford replaced Jackson).
Even when Meredith returned to the show in 1977, the bud was off the flower, as O.J. Simpson later put it. The popularity of MNF remained strong, but it was never quite the national sensation as during those first few years. By the early eighties, Cosell had become so disenchanted (not to mention obnoxious to work with), that he left the show, soon to be followed by Meredith. The ratings dropped, and Arledge began to scramble each year to put together another team with the same magic as Gifford, Cosell and Meredith. He never could.
Eventually, after Cap Cities took over ABC in the mid-eighties, the team of Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Gifford was formed, which I remember as quite good, but the primary emphasis was now shifted to the game itself, rather than the interplay of personalities in the booth. One of the best and most poignant lines in the book was on the very last page. In those early years, it was "Monday Night Football". After the breakup of the original cast, it became merely football on Monday night.
I gave this book four stars rather than five because it is based almost completely on the more than one hundred interviews conducted by the authors. As expected, facts get twisted around plenty as different people "remember" with their own slants as they try to protect their egos and reputations. From comments at the end of the book, it appears the authors did very little, if any, review of the actual network tapes of shows to which they referred with specific incidents. I have several early MNF games on videotape (don't ask me how) that are referred to in the book. I went back to my tapes, and in each instance what was presented as actually going out over the air was very different from what I saw on the broadcast tapes. Unfortunately for me this puts the authors' credibility somewhat in question.
Still, overall this book is very good. I recommend Monday Night Mayhem for readers interested in either the history of pro football's golden age or in the history of sports broadcasting. Those early years of MNF were historic and were fun and fascinating to watch. I consider myself lucky to have grown up in the decade of the '70s and to have watched those magical broadcasts with such boyish wonder. When it was in its heydey, there was nothing bigger than the phenomenon of ABC's Monday Night Football.
The title says it all - but the book's even better........1997-03-16
The authors provide a humorous and in-depth look at
ABC's "Monday Night Football."
The book starts with the history of the then-radical concept of pro football played on a weeknight and the men who made it a reality, including Roone Arledge, Chet Forte, Pete Rozelle, and of course, Howard Cosell.
The book, fortunately, looks past the schtick and examines
the background of the broadcasters and producers
and how they came together to create what is now an
American institution.
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The king of cash
The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch
His net worth is more than $1 billion. His corporate assets total more than $40 billion and generate almost $14 billion in annual revenue. His thrift in the name of cash flow is legendary. He is often compared to Warren Buffett because of his knack for turning struggling companies into hugely profitable ones. He is Larry Tisch, Chairman of CBS.
Written by a former Wall Street Journal editor, this book takes a candid look at the career of a man as admired as he was once despised. In this behind-the-scenes story, you'll come to know the unaffected family man whose best-known accomplishment is the transformation of CBS back to its glory days as the Tiffany Network. You'll find out what friends, family, colleagues, and detractors have to say about him. You'll see him in action as he out-negotiates rivals and protects himself and his stockholders even when situations turn sour. He is, as Christopher Winans describes him in this book, "unfettered by fear."
A self-made man, Tisch transformed a modest family investment in Florida into the mega-empire Loews Corporation that owns, among other things, Bulova and the Lorillard Tobacco Company. In 1986, he staged a successful and closely watched coup of the CBS board, ousting its legendary chairman William Paley. Though he has often been derided for downgrading the fabled Tiffany network into more humble Kmart trappings, Tisch has been at the helm during CBS's elevation from the ratings cellar to become America's most watched network. He is the man who stole David Letterman from NBC.
In this fascinating book, Winans explores Tisch's investment philosophies and business strategies over the course of his career. He assesses Tisch's options in light of recent developments, including the loss of eight prime affiliates to Fox, the foiled QVC merger, and rumors that CBS is on the auction block. You'll meet some of the players in Tisch's high-stakes games, including Barry Diller, Warren Buffett, Bruce Wasserstein, "60 Minutes" producer Don Hewitt, Martin Lipton, Fay Vincent, Gordon Getty, Arthur Liman, Howard Stringer, and dozens more.
"I actually like him more now than I did then."âAndy Rooney, page 324
Tisch has always had much more fun making money than spending it. He has confessed, "I find business very relaxing." In The King of Cash, you'll get an honest account of the strengths and the flaws of this modern business marvel and get a firsthand peek at the challenges facing Tisch and CBS in the coming years.
"You can learn much of value by studying the life of my friend, Larry Tisch. This book is the way to do it."âWarren E. Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
"As president of a university whose trustees he chairs, I've seen Larry Tisch up close for over a decade. This fascinating book illuminates the life of a brilliant business leader and the most generous of philanthropists."âJohn Brademas, President Emeritus, New York University
"Larry Tisch is one of the truly great investor-businessmen of our time. This book tells the story and is a great read."âBarton M. Biggs, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
"This book is all about a great success in contemporary business life in the best American tradition. It brings to the fore one man's determination and drive to seek exceptional business opportunities through insights, shrewdness and understanding of the ebbs and flows in business and finance while maintaining personal integrity and dedication to family."âHenry Kaufman, President, Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc.
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Values, Deal Structure and the importance of Cash Flow.......2006-01-03
The King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch
By Christopher Winans
"His net worth is more than$1 billion. His corporate assets total more than $40 billion and generate almost $14 billion in annual revenue."
This book tells a fascinating story starting with how Larry's father had 30 cents when he was married to his mother and how through hard work Larry worked his way up to remarkable business heights. It covers his first accusation (at the age of 23 in 1946) of a 300 room hotel in Lakewood, New Jersey. What's particularly interesting is the explanations of the reasoning that went into this decision as well as others throughout his business career. Also covered is the deal structure and the financials, which are both very valuable information. With roughly $175,000 down on a purchase price of $375,000 Tisch had an expected pro-forma (or expected return) of $100,000 a year. That's an expected return of 57%. Now there was a bit of work to be done as far as repairs and improvements, but this would turn out to be Larry's forte; buying business that needed a bit of TLC and had tremendous cash flow potential, often unrecognized by others.
As I cover in my book, A 20,000% Gain in Real Estate, by Kevin Kingston cash flow is the dominating factor in the success or failure of a business, and Larry Tisch grasped this concept early and ran as fast as he could with it. This book gave me the push to get into the hospitality business by buying two hotels / inns in Hollywood Beach Florida. A key to Larry's success is his ability to vision how some changes and improvements will affect the cash flow of a business.
As the cash came in it did not sit around for long, it went right into another business thus allowing the compounding effect to work its wonders.
As Einstein says, "Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world"
A longtime friend of Tisch says, "The game, that's what motivates him. He lives modestly, he has no use for the money himself...He's just fascinated with trying to solve the problem at hand."
You get a lot from this book, a good dose of values, the importance of cash flow, the thought process behind how Tisch grew his companies as well as the hard numbers and deal structures of several of his deals.
By Kevin Kingston, author of: A 20,000% Gain in Real Estate
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Good book - if you like a history of how great a man was.......2005-10-17
This book is a pretty good read. I am a big reader of business biographies (Starbucks, Walmart, McDonalds, Blockbuster, John Malone, Diller, etc). What I had hoped for in this book was more insight and background on Larry Tiches other deals. This one focussed mostly on CBS and was not written in any exciting fashion. Having said all that - I did enjoy it but would only give it three stars.
The Author and the Subject, A Love Story.......1999-02-02
Although the information you get is quite nice, the way it is brought to you is not. Winans is so pro Tisch it becomes silly. Most of the world is bad and Tisch is fighting it. I, for instance, would love to learn more about the, so convenient, burning down of the two money losing and well insured hotels.
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Praise for The Billion Dollar BET
"This book provides insight into one of the great trailblazers of American business. Bob Johnson has been and continues to be an inspiration to me personally. He is a man who has persevered, overcome obstacles-personally and professionally-and has succeeded in spite of the challenges and adversity along his journey. Bob has created a successful game plan for other entrepreneurs to follow, and has accomplished the unthinkable. Read and learn about one of the most inspiring men of our time."
-Isiah Thomas
NBA Hall of Famer and President, New York Knicks
"In a gripping narrative that is both inspirational and cautionary, Brett Pulley tells us how Robert Johnson built Black Entertainment Television into a billion dollar media empire. In a remarkable feat of reporting, without Johnson's cooperation, Pulley shows what it really takes to get ahead in America today, and in doing so provides as valuable a cultural as business history."
-James B. Stewart
Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist and author of the bestsellers, Den of Thieves and Heart of a Soldier
"Like or dislike? Agree or disagree? Bob Johnson's richly varied and fascinating life presses you against the window that Brett Pulley opens widely."
-Bernard Shaw
retired CNN anchor
"Through his BET network, Bob Johnson reached the pinnacle of capitalism, the billionaire boys club, in the spirit of legions of driven, American moguls...Veteran business journalist Brett Pulley peels back the layers of this fascinating and complex entrepreneur."
-Teri Agins
senior special writer, The Wall Street Journal and author of The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
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The first-ever in-depth look at one of the greatest business stories of our time
A true heavyweight in the star-studded world of media entertainment, Robert Johnson, the creator of Black Entertainment Television (BET), turned a revolutionary idea and a $15,000 personal loan into a multibillion-dollar empire. As one of the richest black men in America as well as its first black billionaire, Johnson's success with BET has been a social examination into both race and capitalism with his many detractors holding him to a higher standard of cultural responsibility from which his competitors are exempt. Engaging and informative,
The Billion Dollar BET skillfully examines Johnson's humble origins, his dogged and inspired climb to the top, and his often controversial tenure at the helm of one of the most influential media outlets in the country. This book takes readers on a fascinating journey, beginning with Johnson's days in rural Illinois, his graduate life at Princeton University, and his role as a cable industry lobbyist on Capitol Hill.
The Billion Dollar BET also details how Johnson courted media titans such as John Malone and Sumner Redstone and convinced them to play vital roles in BET's success. Readers will also learn how BET quickly spread across the country and took on far greater social significance than even Johnson ever imagined. Filled with revealing anecdotes and never-reported details of Johnson's life, his business philosophy, and the world inside BET, this story will teach readers even more about business, race, and themselves.
Customer Reviews:
BOB JOHNSON A MAN WITH ATTITUDE AND POWER.......2007-05-14
I ENJOYED THIS BOOK ABOUT BET FOUNDER BOB JOHNSON. IT WAS A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE OF A POWERFUL MAN AND HIS RISE TO FORTUNE AND FAME. HOWEVER I WISH MR. JOHNSON WOULD WRITE HIS OWN BOOK. SO THE READER COULD HAVE A CLOSER INSIGHT TO HIS FEELINGS REGARDING THE REASONS WHY BET DIDNT DEVELOP INTO A MORE USEFUL TOOL FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY. WAS THE REASON MR. JOHNSON'S NEED FOR POWER AND MONEY FORGETTING CONTENT ?
Even-Handed Saga about America's Leading Black Entrepreneur.......2006-03-22
The fascinating rags-to-riches story of Robert L. Johnson, the U.S.'s first black billionaire, has all the makings of a great novel: personality, determination, opportunity, scandal, backstabbing and tremendous success. Against all odds, this child of a poor, black rural family became a media pioneer and a very wealthy man. A visionary, he started Black Entertainment Television (BET) with $15,000, four employees, and incredible energy and ambition. Judging by the amount of money he made, his success is clear, although biographer Brett Pulley says his track record in social responsibility is muddier. We recommend Pulley's remarkably even-handed, in-depth portrayal of this enigmatic, controversial, often hard-hearted mogul.
Excellent story on Robert Johnson and BET's 25-year success.......2006-03-05
I first saw Black Entertainment Television in 1984. I went, Is this really happening? Will anybody watch it? Over two decades later, more than 80 million viewers that watch it sometimes and being sold to Viacom yet keeping its integrity, it's a well-watched network. I'm still speechless that it has succeeded despite the darts thrown from media critics. I have seen its changes, good shows being taken off and replaced by something else, but it has become a better product with its programming lately. I couldn't believe that Video Soul got cancelled and they didn't let Donnie Simpson know. Robert Johnson saw the vision of this network for 25 years and he deserves a lot of the credit. He surely saved his money to become the billionnaire that he's become. BET is more than its endless showing of music videos, movies, reruns and the popular 106 and Park, it has news programs and shows that help improve the livelihood of African-Americans everywhere. And it's gone from having most shows shown in Washington, DC to studios in New York and L.A. While I miss Tavis Smiley (and he should have NEVER been taken off the network!), he's gone on to bigger and better things on another network. I'm sure that there were riffs and arguments Robert had over the direction of the network when we the public weren't looking. I don't listen to the critics who lambast the network--BET is what it is and it does interesting programming that ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX CAN'T! It shows the many sides of African Americans, positive, controversial, confrontational, good, bad, uplifting and everywhere else. A lot of people say that selling BET to Viacom made Mr. Johnson a sellout. It hasn't--it has helped BET become more accessible, even with its website and other properties. The Viacom people respected BET's incredible growth and didn't change anything to it. It has really given many Black personalities exposure with its programming, from celebrities to top leaders. Sometimes MTV's latest programming looks like BET, so the network's influence is all over the place on other cable networks! I hear BET mentioned more in conversations today than in the past, so it's a brand all its own. It's not just watched by African-Americans, but all races and nationalities. I hope that the next leaders of BET continue Robert's vision in the future. This book makes me respect Robert more and why I continue to watch BET 22 years later in 2006!
www.valderbeebeshow.com.......2006-03-05
Living his passion and dreams, Johnson's story is told vicariously by journalist B. Pulley. Entrepreneurs can absorb much from the determination and success of Bob Johnson.
Go Getter.......2005-09-14
Brett Pulley pulls together one of the most in depths pieces ever written on a black businessman, not just any black businessman, but the man behind BET. Brett pulls all stops on getting the nitty gritty on BET from the first scandal to Bob Johnson's billion dollar deal with Viacom. Pulley reaches into the black community, along with the media world and close personal friends of Johnson to get the story of a lifetime. Robert L Johnson is an even-tempered businessman with his heart set on making a deal as cheap as possible. He started BET with a $ 15,000 loan and thus paving the way for many up and coming African American entertainment moguls. Those who know Johnson personally would say he put the E in BET, which stands for entertainment. According to this book, Bob pulled out of business deals at the last minute, because he didn't want to put up a bulk of money to front the cost of production or any thing else he felt that was considered unnecessary. But Johnson always stood by his word and made powerful decisions, as he felt necessary. From the day he met his $15,000 obligation he built his way to a billion dollar deal with media powerhouse Viacom and went on to buy the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA and the Charlotte Stings of the WNBA.
This book fits any American who understands what its like to have a dream and sit down and make the plans to achieve this dream to its fullest. The book itself allowed me to look at someone else go through the trial and tribulations of building an idea into a multibillion dollar situation it allows anyone with dreams to see hope.
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This is the definitive fan's guide to the outrageous and bizarre Ghoulardi TV show. Who was Ghoulardi? If you grew up watching TV in Cleveland in the 1960s, you definitely remember. If you live in Cleveland today, you hear about him still. In early 1963, months before the Beatles arrived in America and years before Howard Stern hit the radio airwaves, Cleveland TV actor Ernie Anderson pioneered the modern counter-culture media celebrity: Ghoulardi. His offbeat late-night movie show was so popular locally that it got ratings higher than the Tonight Show, and the Cleveland police department reported a significant decrease in crime during its broadcast. Ghoulardi continues to capture the hearts and minds of Cleveland's first TV generation and is riding a wave of nostalgia. Ghoulardi creator Ernie Anderson's recent obituary was the page-one feature in both of northeast Ohio's major dailies and the lead item on all local TV news shows. Ghoulardi memorabilia are regular set props on the popular TV sitcom The Drew Carey Show. Ghoulardi tee-shirts still sell even though the show has been off the air for more than 30 years. This book tells the on-screen and behind-the-scenes story of the Ghoulardi show and its unusual creator with biographical sketches, trivia, photos, original scripts, and other memorabilia. A national Ghoulardi convention is planned for October 1997 in Cleveland.
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A wild romp through Cleveland Urban History!.......2006-10-13
If you ever lived in Cleveland in the 1960s, Ghoulardi was your man!! The best movie host in history!! His rowdy, delinquent, irreverent stage persona and his infamous B movies were so popular that the crime rate actually dropped noticibly when he was on the air! This book is the first history of that legendary show...lots of cool vigenettes, like the time when he almost blew out the windows of the sound stage and got the city fire marshal on his case with his pyrotewchnic antics. Its amazing that most of Cleveland's movie hosts in the 60s and 70s were all tied in to the original Ghoulardi show. Clevelanders, at least those of the 60s and 70s, will love this book....for those outsiders, well, its a Cleveland thing....you wouldn't understand!
Now for somebody to assemble Ghoulardi's best (or at least most infamous) into a DVD or two....I'll be first in line!! Meabwhile, at leat we have this book!
A book all "Purple Knifs" will love!!!.......2006-02-25
Did you ever wonder who the man was on Drew Carey's t-shirt? This book will tell you all about him. Ghoulardi was so popular in Cleveland that the crime rate actually went down when he was on. He made Parma so infamous that their high school basketball team was once pelted with white socks when they took the court! He even managed to infiltrate the hallowed Severence Hall with his irreverence, much to the consternation of maestro George Szell. My personal favorite, though, is the story of Ghoulardi's erstwhile pet, Oxnard the crow, who--not being content to merely "redecorate" the set of "Jim Doney's Adventure Road" (I hated that d*mn show!)--decided to augment the appearance of Doney himself!!! (I knew I liked that bird!!!)
When this book came out, I was working in a Youngstown, Ohio bookstore. Youngstown being a little far from Cleveland, my manager was reluctant to stock many of the book. When we got the first few copies in, they went so fast that the manager was in shock. We sold so many of them that we ended up having a signing that drew a line of customers that extended almost to the back of the store! It was one of the biggest sellers of that fall. I loved it, and so did my customers--lots of them. I predict you will love it, too.
PARMA PLACE.......2002-03-24
If you are from the Cleveland area this is a nice book. Ghoulardi, Hoolihan & Big Chuck....Holy Perogie! I would like to write a long review, but I've got to put on my white socks and watch Lawrence Welk..
Ghoulardi: A man who used comedy to host horror........2001-02-20
I bought this book for a Cleveland transplant friend of mine, Dennis. Dennis had affectionately mentioned Ghoulardi to me many times, so I was able to find this book about Ghoulardi on Amazon. Well, I bought this book for Dennis as a gift, but since he only stops by my house about every six months. I got tired of waiting for him to drop by, so I decided to read his "gift" in the meantime. I grew up in Los Angeles with horror movie hosts, such as Jeepers Creepers, Seymour, and Elvira, and no matter what movie they were showing, good, bad, or as often was the case terrible, I always tuned in, more for the hosts funny antics than the movie itself. Most major cities had television horror hosts during the late fifties, early sixties, to show the science fiction/horror movies that the movie studios had put together in bulk packages to recycle on television. Even though I have never seen Ghoulardi, this book was a lot of fun to read, and I know that he was very similar to the horror hosts that I grew up with. Another great book about horror movie hosts is titled, "Television Horror Movie Hosts," by Elena M. Watson, this is the definitive book on the subject affectionately researched by Ms. Watson, also an excellent enjoyable book to read. Her book also has a section devoted to Ghoulardi. Do I worry about Dennis finding out the truth about his slighly used present, or reading this review on the web? Nawwww, it's been over fifteen years since I showed Dennis how to use a cheese slicer, and he still hasn't figured out how to use it. My secret is safe!
Blaming Big Chuck.......2000-08-23
Many people blame Big Chuck for loosing film and video tape of the Ghoulardi show. The fact is that in the early sixties, video tape and film were very expensive, and there was no budget at the time for archiving tape or film. All of the Parma Place episodes were video taped on old quad machines that no longer exist. Some video tape still exists that has not been restored,and many people have audio recordings of the "KING" that they do not want to part with. So "HANG IN THERE GROUP", the remaining Ghoulardi material is "Ova Deh", just this side of Parma!
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In Sports Talk: A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio, Alan Eisenstock addresses one of the most popular and addictive radio programming formats in the country. Sports talk shows (dubbed "smack" by chronic listeners) focus on sports teams and players, and provide fans with an outlet to voice frustrations. Eisenstock, a confessed lifelong sports talk enthusiast, travels the U.S. to interview some of the most prominent show hosts in an attempt to discern why the format is so compelling. Interviews with Boston's Eddie Andelman, Chicago's Mike North, and New York staples Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo provide amusing anecdotes and histories, but nothing terribly satisfying emerges as justification for sports talk's overwhelming popularity. While some of the interviews are engaging, a few are uninspired. The best endorsement for sports talk comes from one of Eisenstock's early experiences listening to Ed "Superfan" Beiler in Los Angeles:
Sports columnists and TV pundits don't know what to make of him. We, the legion of his followers, don't care. Hell, we're not even sure we like him. We certainly don't always agree with him. But we always, always tune in.
Sports Talk is definitely for smack listeners everywhere. --Michael Ferch
Book Description
A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin' Genius, Hacksaw, and JT the Brick. They broadcast in drive time and downtime, from rush hour to the dead of night. And yet, millions of fans tune in around the clock to hear their favorite larger-than-life radio personalities rant, rave, critique, predict, and mix it up with callers -- the dedicated fans of sports talk radio.
Never before has this cloistered world opened its doors to a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes, full-access look at itself. Noted journalist (and fan) Alan Eisenstock embarks on a journey through the American sports radio landscape and gives readers a front-row seat -- from breakfast at the kitchen table of Eddie Andelman, Boston's godfather of sports radio, to the WFAN commissary with Mike and the Mad Dog in New York; from the plush home game room of Chicago's hot dog-vendorÂturned-#1 DJ Mike North to the empty 3 AM studio parking garage with nationally syndicated JT the Brick. Eisenstock goes into the studios, homes, and lives of these and many other of America's hottest and most-listened-to sports talk hosts.
Filled with hilarious and entertaining tales of what makes these hosts tick -- as well as the unbelievable stories of how they got where they are today -- Sports Talk paints a picture the fans never see. Eisenstock shows us the blood, sweat, and tears of program directors with their reputations on the line; hosts searching for career security; and station managers who are always eyeing the bottom line. And, of course, there are stories of the rabid, obsessed, and off-the-wall fans. Whether you're a sports fan or a sports talk junkie, you'll be hooked from the first page.
Customer Reviews:
sports talk ramble.......2006-08-23
Not a compelling read, but interesting, nonetheless. Only,
on page 150 or so, you wonder: "Didn't I read this before?"
Zeroing-in on various big-name SportsTalk hosts reveals a
certain sameness one after the other, page after page.
Some interesting insight into the technique of "talk radio"
is magnetic. A good, quick read.
Give Eisenstock His Own Show.......2005-01-01
It's reasons like this book that I listen to sportstalk radio... the little dramas that play out on the air, the unique personalities of the callers, the great dialogue... Eisenstock has a terrifc ear for all of this... i'd love to know the whole story why Romie refused to be intereviewed for this book, and still don't understand why Mike and the Made Dog are considered the gold standard... to me they're just irrititating... the stories in here are terrific, particularly Eddie Endleman... what an enjoyable read!!!!!!!!!!!
Only Wish It Was Longer.......2004-07-10
It was the 1970s, and Alan Eisenstock was a young writer on the West Coast when he first discovered himself drawn to a mysterious voice on the radio who mocked Dodger Dogs and bad Coliseum seats and called himself "Superfan" before getting himself thrown off the air.
More than 20 years later, Eisenstock is still listening to sports radio, only now he's meeting with various sports jocks, both the success stories and the strugglers. He wants to know just what makes them tick, why they are able to create worlds so involving that people like him can sit and listen for hours while others go further and become "callers."
I couldn't put this one down. It's not that Eisenstock plunges into a lot of juicy sports controversies. There's mention of whether Gil Hodges should get into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an atypical outburst by Rick Pitino, and why black athletes excel in certain fields of endeavor more than whites. But all that is secondary to the main focus of this book, which is the people, those that listen, those that call, and those that host.
Papa Joe Chevalier in Chicago gets a call from an attractive-sounding woman who wants to wish him a Happy Valentine's Day. Will he take her number? Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton in San Diego hides behind hideous orange sunglasses, opening up after much prompting only to shut down again abruptly. JT The Brick in San Fran is able to do eight straight hours of live radio with the help of just some creamy pastries, but can he find his car for the ride home?
New York's Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo enjoy their status as sports talk radio's gold standard, enough to almost enjoy being with each other. I had the chance to interview Mike and the Mad Dog a couple of years ago, before reading "Sports Talk," and all I can say is I wish I had done half the job Eisenstock does here.
With all of these visits, what you get is a you-are-there second-by-second account of conversational back-and-forth, a sense of how these guys talk when the light isn't on. The results are bluntly hilarious, sometimes rude, and always real. Like this account of his first conversation with Boston's Eddie Andelman:
"Why the hell do you want to talk to me?"
Boston accent thick as chowder.
"Because I think you're the guy who started sports talk radio as we know it today."
"Well," Eddie Andelman says, "that's probably true."
I only wish there was more context offered, a sense of the history of sports talk beyond Eisenstock's memories of Superfan from way back when. I know there were sports talk shows before then, not of the hours-long variety Eisenstock profiles, but significant enough to be worth mentioning, people like Art Rust Jr. and others. Yet Eisenstock takes his own very individualistic tack on the story, and it works very well.
"They are not uneducated thugs who wander into radio stations to disgorge incoherent sports opinions off the tops of their thick heads for four hours at a crack," he writes. "They are intelligent, funny, knowledgeable, prepared, opinionated, passionate, full of energy and warmth, and maybe just a tad wacky. In other words, guys you'd want to hang out with."
Thanks to Eisenstock, you do.
A listerner's one hour interviews.......2002-01-16
As a fan of sports radio, and someone with intimate knowledge of the key players, the business and the politics I was disappointed to find little or no mention of those elements in this book. The author clearly identifies himself as a listener turned interviewer and barely shares anything provactive or interesting. Chapters are dedicated to major personalities, but Mr. Eisenstock spends too little time either with the individuals or with the subject matter. Further, I found his discourse slightly pessimistic and disrespectful of those he interviewed in basic humane terms. The language and tone was spoiled.
The book and subject have depth potential, not tapped by Mr. Eisenstock.
Well worth any sports fan's time.......2001-12-27
As someone who works in the business and has actually crossed paths with some of the personalities profiled in this book, I enjoyed it a great deal. I especially appreciate the author presenting the hosts as the intelligent, rational people they have to be to do this job as opposed to opting for the mouth-breathing idiot caricature bitter print guys love to trot out to bash us. Nice work and a very good read.
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How brutal is the cable news business? When Fox News CEO Roger Ailes learned that Paula Zahn was negotiating with archrival CNN, Ailes fired Zahn immediately. When a reporter pointed out that Zahn had boosted ratings for Fox, Ailes replied, “I could have put a dead raccoon on the air this year and gotten a better rating than last year.”
Crazy Like A Fox tells one of the most dramatic business stories of the past decade—the war over cable news. In 1991, with its coverage of the first Gulf War, Ted Turner's CNN reinvented the television news business and became a global brand name. In 1995, NBC and Microsoft pooled their enormous resources to create MSNBC. But by 2003, both had been dwarfed in the ratings by Rupert Murdoch's seven-year-old Fox News Channel. How did Fox News pull off this amazing victory and how is its success— and its alleged right-wing slant—changing the entire media world?
Scott Collins provides a shocking account of corporate arrogance and intrigue, with all the brash personalities and back-room dealings involved in the war for ratings. He offers inside tales about a virtual Who's Who of American television: not just corporate players like Turner, Murdoch, Ailes, Walter Isaacson, and Bob Wright, but also on-air talent like Paula Zahn, Bill O'Reilly, Connie Chung, Phil Donahue, Sean Hannity, Greta Van Susteren, and Larry King. Collins also shows what happened behind the camera during the biggest news stories of our time, including the 2000 election, September 11, and Gulf War II.
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CNN just doesn't get it;...nor do they even care!.......2007-02-25
Right off the bat,I think the publishing date of this book is important. It was published in April,2004 and that is a relatively a long time ago for a book of this nature;and on top of that had to be written sometime before that. Therefore anything in the book is 4 years ago or longer. In a world where events , communications and technology are moving so fast,sometimes the old maxim ,"It's hard to see the forest for the trees",sure applies. For that reason,I believe reading this book now,really shows how well the author analyzed the subject.
The title and line on the cover is misleading. It is more about CNN than Fox.A book like this should ,just like the news,be as free from bias as possible.If not free,then at least balanced. That cannot be said about this book. If you look at the background of the author;you see he has a strong Liberal leaning and it comes through over and over again throughout the book. It is evident where the author discusses, on page 192 and 192 ,that Phil Donahue had a homey reassurance,was ernest and nonthreatning,an unmistakable liberal "bent",with frequent guests like Jesse Jackson,Ralph Nader and Gloria Steinmen;but that his show featured a less than stirring debate with a conservative firebrand Pat Buchanan.He doesn't use the same sort of name calling when talking about ,as Hannity would say,"his Liberal friends".
In the early days,CNN had the "Jump"on the competition in News Chanels,for the simple fact that there was no competition.As a matter of fact ,I enjoyed CNN in the early days,especially in world coverage. However, as time went on,this success was taken for granted as a birth right and then we really saw the Chanel take on the left wing,European favoring,UN admiring,US bashing,agendae.The disappointment of their leader,Clinton desecrate the office of President.Bush's election,and the Government's necessity to deal with Teeorism,left them full of hate.Since that time,the liberal left became obsessed with hate so much that any success, internationally or domestically ,angered and disappointed them.They went looking for bad news wherever possible and ignored, or at best glossed over anything positive.Unfortunately ,since the mainstream media is heavily weighted with people of liberal bias ,that is where it went;and CNN lead the way and still does.
The liberal left idea that everyone hates Bush, everyone around the world hates America,Europe is much more enlightened than America,any conservative thought is objectionable and only their ideas are worth discussing,prevailed. The concept of fair and balance,is totally foreign to them.
Enter Fox,with differing points of view,and you have competion in the world of ideas.And Lo and Behold!,not everybody who does not agree with the left,find Fox serves them better than CNN.
This is the point that the author, intentionally or not, misses in this book.Whether the left understand this or not,it seems that they victims of of something or other, and its got to be the viewers who are stupid ,because it can't be themselves.
It is a shame that agendae have come to be such an important factor in news;but the viewer will be the one who will decide what can be trusted and what can't.When you see the "new kid on the block" getting more viewers than all the other "main stream press" combined, it should tell them something;assuming they are listening.
If you think it's bad in the US; try watching Canadian Newschanels.We have the Government supported CBC,which is as liberal, if not more so than CNN.It has no concern whether it gets viewers and viewer support,because,quite frankly ,the Government ,which is heavily slanted Liberal and Socialist,likes it the way it is and supports it regardless whether it is watched or not by the majority.Their idea of balance has been to bring in the BBC; that's right;I'm serious,we need the enlightened,european, socialist anti-american viewpoint! But listen to this,there is now talk of bringing in Al Jazeera...now there's balance for you!
Until last year ,one could not even get Fox News here in Toronto.Finally,the government allows it, and guess where I go now for my news! Can you believe it? We get CNN with our Bacic Package;but if you want Fox,you gotta pay extra. That's my choice,so I do!
I haven't seen a similar book dealing with Talk Radio.The same thing applies there,There has been a series of failures to get support for left wing radio,despite a ton of money and several attempts.Conservative talk radio does very well both in popularity and finacially as Rush Limgaugh says "in the arena of ideas debate" One day he had Al Sharpton on his show.He explained why the liberals were failing,why Siros and Al Franken were going to fail as well.He offered to show Sharpton how to succeed because Limbaugh thought there was a need for a balanced view---Sharpton wouldn't take him up on it.
It isn't books that will provide the answers;the viewers will,though!
The rise of a news station.......2006-12-18
The spectacular rise of CNN has been put off by a newer story of Fox News. The Fox news phenomena are discussed here and their rise from taking Greta Van Sustran to Neil Cavuto is explained. While I think they downplay the significance of the second gulf war in really capturing ratings the author does a great job otherwise of tracking fox news rise. Whether you love them or hate them this is a fair and balanced look at how one of the most powerful news agencies today came into being.
Dishonost Name, But An Interesting Read.......2006-11-26
In "Crazy Like A FOX" author Scott Collins apparently was capitalizing on the popularity of the Fox New Channel to sell a book about the collapse of the network newscasts, along with the rise and fall of CNN and MSNBC.
Along the way, Collins throws in some tidbits about FOX News' techniques in overpowering these news giants. But like most liberal writers, he fails to grasp the real reason for FOX's popularity: The majority of American citizens, regardless of party affiliation, are conservative and have an innate sense of fairness. These values have bled over into their news-watching habits after the FNC simply offered them an alternative.
With all that said however, I rated this book a 4-star. Mr. Collins guides the reader, in a logical and well-paced narrative, through the back alleys of the cable news business, the powerful characters involved, and the steps and missteps of the players on this world stage. Well worth your reading time.
oxy.......2006-01-06
'Fox News' is an oxymoron
He doesn't understand why.......2005-12-13
Don't be deceived by the title of this book. It is not about the rise of Fox News, in fact Fox News gets very little coverage. Collins focuses on the internal machinations of CNN (my estimate is that 70% of the book is on CNN), MSNBC (25%) and then Fox (5%).
Worse still, he doesn't seem to understand why Fox has succeeded, even though in the pages of the book the answer is obvious (how does that old saying go about Forests and Trees ...). With his focus on CNN, he pulls out all sorts of reasons that could have contributed to CNN's decline, yet none of them were that significant in terms of viewers and ratings. Similarly, his few snippets on Fox don't explain how it quickly became the leading network.
All the internal machinations that Collins focuses on - the start-up and running of a cable news channel, the programming choices, and the hiring and firing of celibrities - do not explain why Fox has stormed away from the competition. Collins tries very hard to not talk about the elephant standing in the room, the real reason Fox has succeeded - liberal media bias.
He occassionally alludes to it, but only as a digression. It is a pity because a book that explored the ideological differences between the networks would have been a great read (its more Fox vs MSM not just CNN). Fox didn't do anything brilliantly different in setting up and running a news channel. They changed the orientation of the news to be more conservative(in their words they were not going to be "an attack dog against our own country")which survey after survey has shown represents the largest political grouping in the country (around 40%, self-confessed liberals are less than 10%). The reality that Collins does not want to face is that Fox is a channel that reflects America, CNN does not.
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Inside the BBC and CNN provides a unique insight into two of the world's best-known media organizations, during a period of great change and new challenges. Drawing on intensive research carried out among senior managers in both organizations, the study explores the beliefs and attitudes that shape management priorities and broadcasting policy. It also examines how each organization's distinct cultural beliefs - about broadcasting's fundamental purpose, about the nature of competition, and about the relationship between competition and quality - have laid the foundations for their current and past success, but may now threaten to limit their ability to respond to the unprecedented changes underway in the world's media landscape.
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