From Publishers Weekly
Associated Press correspondent Arnett was made a pariah by U.S. military authorities in Saigon because of his vividly blunt reports from the combat zone. He became controversial again as a CNN reporter covering the opening days of Desert Storm and as an interviewer of Saddam Hussein; he was denounced on the floor of congress and accused by several members of playing Josef Goebbels to Saddam's Hitler. In this engrossing memoir, Arnett describes his adventures and misadventures in covering several wars, airs his views on the media as an instrument of power and provides memorable portraits of several journalistic colleagues. Reporters will find intriguing his account of his methodical training as a combat correspondent by Malcolm W. Browne, AP bureau chief in Saigon. Arnett states as a simple fact that there's no thrill comparable to covering a war, and that he's good at it. Readers of this exciting memoir will agree with him on both counts. Photos.
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From Library Journal
Arnett refrained from writing a quickie cash-in after the Persian Gulf War. Only about 70 pages of this blunt memoir deal with his Gulf experiences; more than half is devoted to his nearly 13 years as a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter covering the Vietnam War. The controversy surrounding his Gulf reporting is placed in context as Arnett reveals how he occasioned similar, though less hysterical, criticism during the Vietnam war, some of it emanating from the Johnson White House. He offers sharp insights on the requirements for war reporting (aggressiveness, competitiveness, skepticism), and the differences between print and broadcast journalism: after 20 years with the Associated Press, Arnett joined the fledgling CNN in 1981. Readers won't be disappointed with his account of the Gulf War and may want to compare it to CNN producer Robert Wiener's Live from Baghdad: Gathering News at Ground Zero ( LJ 12/91). Recommended for public libraries and journalism collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 9/15/93.
- Bruce Rosenstein, "USA Today" Lib., Arlington, Va.
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- Bruce Rosenstein, "USA Today" Lib., Arlington, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
