television journalists

A biography of the first woman news anchor, discussing how she worked her way to the top in a business generally thought of as "for men only.".

Television tabloid journalist Jake Carlson become victims of the press when Jake uncovers a shocking secret about his adopted son's birth mother, forcing Jake to realize how his past mistakes have defined him and how his work has harmed others.

A memoir of television journalist Anderson Cooper whose attraction to dangerous foreign assignments was in part to avoid the issues of having a famous mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, and losing his father and older brother at a young age. Focuses on his recent coverage of the tsunami, Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina, which caused him to reconsider how his family's past as well as the stories he has covered have affected him.

Television journalist Tom Brokaw tells his life story up to his wedding in 1962, describing his childhood in South Dakota, the wake-up call he received in college regarding his lack of discipline, and how he became a broadcaster.

While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion and finds his life forever change when he becomes the first person to receive a hand transplant.

Television news producer Hugo Talley is anxious to exploit an exclusive and explosive story, but his news team--including an aging anchorwoman, a conscious-stricken reporter, and a homeschooled assistant who is vocal about her faith--seems determined to keep him from getting the ratings he so desires.

Examines the job responsibilities of television journalists and features interviews with several individuals who work in this field.

John Stossel looks back at thirty years as a consumer reporter, and discusses how his image changed after he switched his focus from scrutinizing business practices and products to exposing the sometimes foolish, wasteful, and unscrupulous actions of government and public interest groups.

The author shares the story of how she led an outward life of Hollywood and New glamour as a fashion and beauty reporter while suffering behind the scenes with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, discusses her nineteen years going through drug trials and treatments at the UCLA Medical Center, and tells of her remission and decision to work as a spokesperson for the National Arthritis Foundation.