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A longtime New York Times reporter and former L.A. bureau chief discusses his new tell-all history of "The Gray Lady" with the media correspondent of NPR.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Adam Nagourney covers West Coast cultural affairs for The New York Times. He was previously the Los Angeles bureau chief and served eight years as the chief national political correspondent. He is the co-author of "Out for Good," a history of the modern gay rights movement.
ABOUT THE BOOK
"The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism"
"A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet....Nagourney paints a vivid picture of a divided newsroom, fraught with tension as it struggled to move into the digital age, while confronting its scandals, shortcomings, and swelling criticism from conservatives and many of its own readers alike."—Crown/Penguin Random House
“Beneath the utter brilliance of the Times’s front page, Succession-level theatrics broil. Adam Nagourney has completely captured the paper in all its glory and heartbreak, and this book is simply addictive. Journalists will devour it. Readers of the Times will be gripped by the dramas of the inner sanctum.”—Graydon Carter
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad. Based in New York City, Folkenflik serves as NPR's media correspondent. His stories and analyses are broadcast on the network's newsmagazines, such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Here & Now, and are featured on NPR's website and mobile platforms. Folkenflik is the author of "Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires." He lives in Montclair.
