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Summary: In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as 'synergy,' Hearst...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CIT

Summary: This documentary chronicles the transformation of The New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk, as the Internet redefines the media industry by surpassing print as the main source of news. At the heart of the film is the burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about a rigorous American press, Times lover or not: what will happen if the fast-moving future of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Pictures 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAG

Nasaw, David.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEARST, WILLIAM RANDOLPH NAS

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane's dying word: "Rosebud".

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2001

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CIT

Rivers, Francine

Summary: In 1875, Kathryn Walsh settles in frontier California. Moved by the oppression of local miners, she decides to relaunch her uncle's newspaper, putting her in the spotlight of Calvada's most powerful men.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RIV

Rachman, Tom.

Summary: Rachman's debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it-- and themselves-- afloat.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RAC

Rachman, Tom.

Summary: An "imperfect" crew of reporters and editors working for an international English language newspaper stumble toward an uncertain future as the era of print news gives way to the Internet age. The story is set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAC

Pope, Paul David

Summary: "Intense rivalry and Borgia-like cunning made the Pope family one of America's wealthiest and most influential--now a descendent of the two Pope patriarchs chronicles a family that embodied the American century..."--Dust jacket flap.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Pub 2010

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 364 Pop

Kindred, Dave.

Summary: This in-depth look at the Washington Post from a Pulitzer Prize-nominated Post veteran answers the question "Do newspapers still matter?" with a resounding yes. Dave Kindred takes you inside the heart of the legendary newspaper and offers a unique opportunity to see what it really takes to produce world-class journalism every day. Granted unprecedented access to every nook and cranny of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 071.53 KIN

Finneman, Teri Ann

Summary: "Based on extensive research into weekly rural publishers and rural readers, Reviving Rural News demonstrates that a new financial approach to community journalism is urgently needed and viable. This book provides historical context for the state of local news, examines the influence of journalistic identity and boundaries that have prevented change, and offers practical guidance on how to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2024

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Ferber, Edna

Summary: Epic western about the Cravat family settling the Oklahoma prairie. Yancy Cravat is a newspaperman and lawyer who helps found the town of Osage. An adventurer, he finds town-life stifling and seeks his thrills even further into the frontier. His wife ends up becoming a town leader when his absences leave her no other choice.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, Doran and Company 1930

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FER

Graham, Katharine

Summary: The author describes her privileged but lonely childhood, her tragic marriage to the charismatic Phil Graham, her struggles as the head of the Washington Post, and the colorful politicians and celebrities she has known.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRAHAM, KATHARINE GRA

Avella, Steven M.

Summary: Charles K. McClatchy was twenty-five when he inherited The Sacramento Bee from his father, and his ensuing career as the paper’s editor extended well beyond the newsroom. Until his death in 1936, McClatchy was a consistent advocate for Progressive politics, a crusader for urban reform, a staunch isolationist, and a voice for Northern California. This biography explores his career as the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Missouri Press 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MCCLATCHY AVE

Summary: In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie. In telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst-like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Christie, Judy Pace

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CHR

1 hold on 6 copies

Summary: This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham, the first female newspaper publisher in the country (specifically of the Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee. The two become involved in an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA POS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE POS

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Post 2018

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POST

Archer, Jeffrey

Summary: The ambitions of two men--Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire newspaper owner, and Richard Armstrong, son of an illiterate Jewish peasant, who escapes the Nazis, changes his name, and embarks on a ruthless campaign for power--collide on a global scale.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1996

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Daheim, Mary

Summary: When the opening night of the Alpine Council Dramatic Club's latest production culminates in the murder of one of the actors, local newspaper editor Emma Lord assists sheriff Milo Dodge in solving the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAH

Daheim, Mary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006

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Grisham, John.

Summary: In 1970s Mississippi, nine years after receiving a life sentence for rape and murder, the son of a brutally powerful bootlegging family is paroled and jurors start turning up dead.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2007

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRI

Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph)

Contents: The sweet science -- The Earl of Louisiana -- The jollity building -- Between meals -- The press.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.52 LIE

McDermid, Val

Summary: "Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCD

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCD

Daheim, Mary.

Summary: When Alpine's newspaper, "The Advocate," narrowly escapes a potential hostile takeover, Emma Lord finds herself on the top of the suspect list when the person behind the bid turns up dead.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M DAH

Evanovich, Janet.

Summary: Jamie Swift, owner of a local South Carolina newspaper, and her enigmatic partner, millioniare playboy Max Holt, posing as husband and wife as they become involved with a corrupt minister, a gang of gangsters on the loose, a hound dog named Fleas, and a wise-cracking computer whiz.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Paperbacks 2003

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC EVA

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