It's News to Me : The Making and Unmaking of an Editor

by Kosner, Edward

• ISBN13: 9781560259077
• ISBN10: 1560259078
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-22
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Edward Kosner's stunning, articulate journalism memoir ranks with the tradition of important tell-alls like Cass Canfield, Howell Raines, and Ben Bradlee. Kosner, whiz-kid star at Newsweek, editor of New York Magazine, editor of the New York Daily News, editor of Esquire, gives us the inside scoop on Kay Graham, Mort Zuckerman, Tina Brown, and many others and provides as well a primer for aspiring and veteran journalists alike. No one, before or since, has achieved the kind of influence in the world of New York's print media that Kosner did; here is an intimate description of the experiences that built one of the industry's most talented editors. From his beginnings in World War II-era Washington Heights, to his days on college publications, to his position at the helm of several of New York's leading news publications, Kosner provides a clear narrative of his life's course, peppering the way with his singular perspective and poignant memories, offering irresistible, well-written fodder for media aficionados.

Author Biography

Edward Kosner has had an unparallelled journalism career, beginning with a sixteen year tenure at Newsweek. He has also worked as editor of New York Magazine, editor of Esquire magazine, and editor of New York Daily News.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Pete Hamill
Carousel	1	(4)
The Little Fugitive	5	(44)
News Boy	49	(10)
April Fool	59	(20)
Winner and Sinner	79	(8)
``I Salute You on the Beginning of a Great Career''	87	(4)
Devil's Island	91	(22)
Good-bye, Dolly	113	(12)
``Relax, Kid, It's Only a Twenty-five-Cent Magazine''	125	(36)
Madam Dragon	161	(8)
``The Dogs Like the Dog Food!''	169	(8)
``Poor Clay''	177	(10)
The Falling Wallenda	187	(16)
Deus ex Murdoch	203	(20)
Mort `n' Fred	223	(6)
Gods and Monsters	229	(12)
Amateur Hour	241	(16)
Edsquire	257	(14)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday	271	(10)
Zuckerman Unbound	281	(20)
The Big Screw	301	(6)
The March of Folly	307	(12)
Arrows to Toyland	319	(4)
Acknowledgments	323	(2)
Index	325