Reviews for Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism

The average rating for Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-06 00:00:00 Erica Proctor Vivid history of the end of the pre-Watergate era of journalism, when high level politicians and even Presidents told reporters what they actually thought and trusted them to figure out what to keep secret, what to clean up, and how to report it. Reston was the king of journalism in that time, and his calamitous failure to figure out that Kissinger was using him was almost as important to the end of the era as Watergate itself. Great stories of John Kennedy, Halberstam, and other people Reston helped.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-11 00:00:00 James Philip Alonzo I wanted to read this book because of my prior experience in journalism, plus the fact that while doing research at the University of Illinois's archives, I would walk past the office holding Reston's papers. Overall, this is an interesting book, but not exceptional. It is an easy read, and Stacks has a pleasing writing style, but again, it isn't anything special.