| A Matter of Opinion Contributor(s): Navasky, Victor S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312425546 ISBN-13: 9780312425548 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Standing at the helm of "The Nation" for almost 30 years, Navasky delivers a scintillating reflection on his journalistic experiences and offers a spirited, provocative argument for independent journals of opinion as vital to the health of democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.35 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2005 George Polk Book Award Victor S. Navasky is the renowned editor, writer, and educator who was at the helm of The Nation for almost thirty years. A Matter of Opinion, a scintillating reflection on his experiences, is an extraordinary political document--and a passionately written, irresistibly charming account of a great journalistic tradition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Navasky, Victor S.: - Victor S. Navasky came to The Nation as editor in 1978, was made publisher and general partner in 1995, and is now publisher emeritus. The Delacorte Professor of Journalism at Columbia University and Director of the George Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism, he chairs the Columbia Journalism Review. He was the founder, editor, and publisher of Monocle, an editor for the New York Times Magazine, and a columnist for the New York Times Book Review. The author of Naming Names, which won the National Book Award in 1982, and Kennedy Justice, he lives in New York City. |