The Powers That Be (book)
 First edition | |
| Author | David Halberstam |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | American media |
| Published | 1979 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 771 |
| ISBN | 0394503813 |
| OCLC | 04641874 |
The Powers That Be is a 1979 book by David Halberstam about the American media.[1][2]
Summary
The book focuses on the following American media companies: CBS, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Time.[3]
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote: "The trouble is that the Halberstam of Vietnam, and of The Best and the Brightest, has become David Halberstam: institution, and like others who take themselves too seriously, his prose suffers."[4]
References
- ^ "News Report". archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ Lemann, Nicholas (May 5, 1979). "The Power, The Glory, The Media, The Men, The Money, The Irony, The Symbols, America, The Meaning of It All". The New Republic.
- ^ McWilliams, Carey. "Read all about it: chronicling the rise of national media". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolfe, Morris (9 June 1979). "Voluminous". The Globe and Mail. p. 44.