The Life of Kings The Baltimore Sun and the Golden Age of the American Newspaper |
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Editor:
| Hill, Frederic B. Broening, Stephens |
ISBN: | 978-1-4422-6878-4 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2023 |
Publisher: | Stackpole Books
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $11.99 |
Book Description:
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In an age when local daily papers with formerly robust reporting are cutting sections and even closing their doors, the contributors to The Life of Kings celebrate the heyday of one such paper, the Baltimore Sun, when it set the agenda for Baltimore, was a force in Washington, and extended its reach around the globe. Contributors like David Simon, creator of HBO's The Wire, and renowned political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (better known as KAL), tell what it was like to work in what...
More DescriptionIn an age when local daily papers with formerly robust reporting are cutting sections and even closing their doors, the contributors to The Life of Kings celebrate the heyday of one such paper, the Baltimore Sun, when it set the agenda for Baltimore, was a force in Washington, and extended its reach around the globe. Contributors like David Simon, creator of HBO's The Wire, and renowned political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (better known as KAL), tell what it was like to work in what may have been the last golden age of American newspapers.