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Author:

O'Shea, James (James E.)

Title:

The deal from hell : how moguls and Wall Street plundered great American newspapers / James O'Shea.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

PublicAffairs,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 395 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

O'Shea, James--(James E.)
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Newspaper editors--United States--Biography.
Los Angeles times--History--21st century.
Newspaper publishing--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--21st century.
American newspapers--Ownership.
Press monopolies--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the merger -- Beginnings : Des Moines -- Across the street -- Otis Chandler's legacy -- Twilight -- The new order -- The cereal killer -- His seat on the dais -- Inside the merger -- Making news -- A changing landscape -- Market-driven journalism -- Buy the numbers -- Count Kern -- Civil war -- Up against a saint and a dead man -- Before the fall -- The penguin parable -- Closing the deal -- Zell hell -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

1586488651 (ebk.)
9781586488659 (ebk.)
1586487914 (hbk.)
9781586487911 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)301887692

LCCN:

2011009204

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)