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Overview"Fair? Balanced? To some, Bill O'Reilly is a semi-demented cable TV talk show host who can be an obnoxious, insufferable, opinionated, rude loudmouth whose views, the kinder ones say, are typical right-wing drivel. But there is much more to O'Reilly than what meets eye. O'Reilly is the paradigm of idiosyncrasy in television journalism. On the rough road to the top, O'Reilly learned how to give the public what it wants and thinks it needs. From his early education at the hands of nuns to an advanced degree in public policy from Harvard, from working at local television stations and rising through the ranks to network news, O'Reilly spent nearly twenty-five years learning his craft before he became an overnight star at Fox News. In this very intimate look at the man and what matters to him, veteran media critic Marvin Kitman explores all the experiences that led to the making of Bill O'Reilly--a nonconformist in a business that demands conformity as the price of success, and a man who has risen to the top by not playing by the rules of broadcast news. Kitman shows that O'Reilly is not a knee-jerk conservative, but an ""independent"" freethinker with a mind of his own, and he believes what journalism needs is more Bill O'Reillys. Not screamers, the blowhards like the current O'Reilly clones rushed on the air since his success, but trained journalists, reporting the news and telling us why, in their opinion, the world is a crazy place. Supported by twenty-nine interviews with O'Reilly, Marvin Kitman chronicles a descent from reporter of news to spewer of views." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marvin KitmanPublisher: Griffin Publishing Imprint: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780312385866ISBN 10: 0312385862 Pages: 319 Publication Date: 28 October 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsIt took Marvin Kitman, one of our greatest satirists and critics, to give Bill O'Reilly the fair and balanced biography he deserves. <br>--John R. MacArthur, president and publisher, Harper's Magazine <p>“It took Marvin Kitman, one of our greatest satirists and critics, to give Bill O’Reilly the fair and balanced biography he deserves.”<br>—John R. MacArthur, president and publisher, Harper’s Magazine It took Marvin Kitman, one of our greatest satirists and critics, to give Bill O'Reilly the fair and balanced biography he deserves. <i>John R. MacArthur, president and publisher, Harper's Magazine</i> It took Marvin Kitman, one of our greatest satirists and critics, to give Bill O'Reilly the fair and balanced biography he deserves. --John R. MacArthur, president and publisher, Harper's Magazine Author InformationMarvin Kitman was the TV/media critic of Newsday for thirty-five years, and is the author of eight previous books. He lives in northern New Jersey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |