Press guy on media coverage
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- April
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Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher Magazine, which covers the newspaper industry, will be reading from his 2008 book “So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits – and the President – Failed on Iraq” (Union Square Press) tomorrow at the Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway. He was one of the first journalists, and certainly one with a unique vantage point, to speak out about how the press was covering (and not critically enough) the political factors leading to the war and the players involved.
He has continued his critical look at media issues in his column, where he writes about a the upcoming Democratic convention, Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony and Bruce Springsteen’s endorsement of Barak Obama. Springsteen wrote a preface to Mitchell’s new book.
A Nyack resident, Mitchell is also known in the community as a former manager in the Nyack/Valley Cottage Little League from 1995-2002. He is the author of nine other books including “Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady” and “The Campaign of the Century,” and two books with Robert Jay Lifton.
The book was praised on Huffingtonpost.com earlier this month and talked about on National Public Radio and FireDogLake.com. Kirkus Reviews said it was among some of the best works about Iraq to date.
The reading is at 7 p.m. and all are welcome.
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