Privileged Son Otis Chandler And The Rise And Fall Of The L.a. Times Dynasty

by McDougal, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780306811616
• ISBN10: 0306811618
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-06
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

TheBoston GlobehailedPrivileged Sonas "a well-researched, tough-minded, superbly composed story" by an author "adept at mixing scandal and gossip with art and business." It's the riveting tale of how a second-rate newspaper rose to greatness only to become a casualty of wara civil war within the family that owned it. The story, never before told in such hard-edged style, spans the American Century, from 1884, when the Chandler family gained control of the just-born daily, through April 2000, when they sold it to the Tribune Company. With a capriciousness that is seldom seen even in the most dysfunctional media dynasties, the Chandlers, who helped make the national careers of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and other major political figures, controlled Los Angeles and the Times Mirror CorporationandPrivileged Soncaptures it all.

Author Biography

Dennis McDougal,an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times for more than a decade, has won scores of journalistic honors, including the National Headliners Award and several Associated Press awards. He lives in Long Beach, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(4)
The Walrus and the Fox 1881--1930	5	(114)
Worst of Times 1930--1960	119	(98)
Best of Times 1960--1980	217	(130)
End Times 1980--2000	347	(108)
Epilogue	455	(12)
Notes	467	(18)
Selected Bibliography	485	(18)
Index	503