Responsible partisanship? Book

Few careers of women television journalists will be written about in memoirs. Stahl's story of her own path to the emerging field of TV journalism at a time when there were few men is an important first-hand account for feminists, media studies and journalism history readers.

Like a good journalist does, Stahl writes with a straight-forward style, includes all the facts to present her point and doesn't sugar coat the obstacles or cringe-worthy moments. Her voice rings true, however, to a woman who faced fears and exceeded the expectations of others to cover major moments in American and world history.

I relied on this book when producing an episode on the Women Who Reported Watergate, for my podcast Advanced TV Herstory.

Recommend to casual and academic readers.