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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson.
Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson, former editor of The New York Times, is the gripping and definitive in-the-room account of the revolution that has swept the news industry over the last decade and reshaped our world.Â
Drawing on revelatory access, Abramson takes us behind the scenes at four media titans during the most volatile years in news history. Two are maverick upstarts BuzzFeed, the brain-child of virtuoso clickbait scientist Jonah Perretti, and Vice, led by the booze-fuelled anarcho-hipster Shane Smith. Their viral technology and disregard for the long-established standards of news journalism allow them to build game-changing billion-dollar businesses out of the millennial taste for puppies and nudity.Â
The two others are among the world's most venerable news institutions The New York Times, owned and run for generations by the Sulzberger dynasty, and The Washington Post, also family-owned but soon to be bought by the world's richest merchant of all, Jeff Bezos. Here Abramson reveals firsthand the seismic clashes that take place in the boardrooms and newsrooms as they are forced to choose between their cherished principles - objectivity and impartiality - and survival in a world where online advertising via Facebook and Google seems the only life-raft.
We are with the deal-making tycoons, thrusting reporters and hard-bitten editors, the egomaniacs, bullshitters, provocateurs and bullies, as some surf and others drown in the breaking wave of change. And we watch as the survivors confront the horrifying cost of their success sexual scandal, fake news, the election of President Trump, the shaking of democracy.
Exposing the people and decisions that brought us to now, Merchants of Truth is a major audiobook that breaks the ultimate news story of our times.
Ebook Merchants of Truth Inside the News Revolution Audible Audio Edition Jill Abramson January LaVoy Random House Audiobooks Books
"JillAbramson, the author, had always thought of herself as a reporter and digger of the news. But, after she finished writing this book she was surprised by how much she loved the writing process . She gave an interview to Anna Silman of The Cut, where she describes her life now, right after she was fired from the Times, and her writing process. She had been the executive editor of The New York Times for 3 years when she was fired. Her time at the Times was during the beginning of the digital age of the paper. Her life had been spent in journalism, and she now teaches at Harvard, and she wrote this book. She has a family, husband, daughter, son In law, and granddaughter, and her life revolves around her family.
Abramson had decided she wanted to write a book about her experiences in the paper business. What she finally decided was to write about the wrenching transition of the newspapers and media by following four companies trying to keep honest, quality news alive. Quality news defined by Abramson “is news that Is not commoditized, but merely chronicling what happened and whereâ€. She chose 4 news outlets and followed them for three years, all the while chronicling their successes and failures. News was on a precipice, Trump had taken over the White House, and the media by him was considered false news. They were not printing what he wanted, and he started a war of sorts.
The four news outlets are:
Buzzfeed- because it’s success exemplifies Facebooks impact on how information is spread on line.
Vice -because digital video and streaming services are rapidly replacing conventional TV broadcasters and cable stations and earning the loyalty of younger audiences.
The New York Times - because it covers more subjects and places more deeply than any other organization.
The Washington Post -because of it’s inspired quest to recover it’s lost glory as the most important digest of American politics and Government.
As Abramson chronicles these 4 news outlets, she studies Facebook, and it’s response and issues these past three years. All four of the news outlets are still in place. Vice hanging on by it’s teeth has been plagued with the “me too†issues, and has had changes in leadership. Buzzfeed has become quite successful with it’s daring responsible research and journalism, snaring several important stories. It was second in line for a Pulitzer. The Washington Post has been infused with monies from Jeff Bezos, and is on track, and The New York Times, was given financial support to keep it going. Abramson reports that at one time the thought was to ask Rupert Murdock for money, but that never occurred.
This is a significant chronicle in the life of four news outlets. A lot of information has been given, and a little history of our time infused into a book. This book kept me enthused throughout its many pages. The writing is sharp and each word carefully chosen. This is a book for all of us.
Recommended. prisrob 02-05-19"
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Merchants of Truth Inside the News Revolution Audible Audio Edition Jill Abramson January LaVoy Random House Audiobooks Books Reviews
- The struggles of four companies are discussed in detail including their history. The four companies are The New York Times, the Washington Post, Buzz Feed and VICE. I do agree that all four of these are an endangered species now. In the blurb for this book, it is stated that 60% if the workforce in the newspaper industry has been cut since the year 2000. The author was fired from the New York Times in 2004 and had attained the position of Executive Editor at that time.
The Ochs motto of 'the news that is fit to print' has changed drastically due to the digital age. Each and every one of the four companies mentioned felt the impact of the wave of the digital age. The New York Times missed an opportunity with Face Book to expand as did the Washington Post with Google.
The cost of advertising for print ads increased and the paid circulation for the papers decreased. In 2015, the average age of the print reader was 60 at the NY Times. And, the readers of the newspapers wanted the content to be free...on line.
One thing that caught my attention was the Federal Communications Commission statement in 2011. They concluded that the independent watchdog foundation that the Founding Fathers envisioned for journalism....was at risk at the local level. Think about that for a few minutes. And, that was in 2011.
With the advent of Google and Face Book, the newspapers had a difficult time keeping up. Paraphrasing the author. after 9/11, Google kept tabs on 150 news sources.... with reporting power of 4500 sources all over the world. In 2015, they were able to amass 50,000 news sources in 70 different areas. Just an exponential growth of power. Now, this becomes more interesting when one thinks about the manner in which the internet is used today. Most people are searching for titles with a limited amount of info... looking for a snippet of news.
Being a statistician while in the Navy, I applaud the author's use of numbers in her research. All of the pertinent claims have been well researched and placed into the text.
Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post as many will remember. He has always been a visionary and he said 'What is dangerous is not to evolve'. Sums up the manner in which the rise of the digital news has sky rocketed....
Most highly recommended. - JillAbramson, the author, had always thought of herself as a reporter and digger of the news. But, after she finished writing this book she was surprised by how much she loved the writing process . She gave an interview to Anna Silman of The Cut, where she describes her life now, right after she was fired from the Times, and her writing process. She had been the executive editor of The New York Times for 3 years when she was fired. Her time at the Times was during the beginning of the digital age of the paper. Her life had been spent in journalism, and she now teaches at Harvard, and she wrote this book. She has a family, husband, daughter, son In law, and granddaughter, and her life revolves around her family.
Abramson had decided she wanted to write a book about her experiences in the paper business. What she finally decided was to write about the wrenching transition of the newspapers and media by following four companies trying to keep honest, quality news alive. Quality news defined by Abramson “is news that Is not commoditized, but merely chronicling what happened and whereâ€. She chose 4 news outlets and followed them for three years, all the while chronicling their successes and failures. News was on a precipice, Trump had taken over the White House, and the media by him was considered false news. They were not printing what he wanted, and he started a war of sorts.
The four news outlets are
Buzzfeed- because it’s success exemplifies Facebooks impact on how information is spread on line.
Vice -because digital video and streaming services are rapidly replacing conventional TV broadcasters and cable stations and earning the loyalty of younger audiences.
The New York Times - because it covers more subjects and places more deeply than any other organization.
The Washington Post -because of it’s inspired quest to recover it’s lost glory as the most important digest of American politics and Government.
As Abramson chronicles these 4 news outlets, she studies Facebook, and it’s response and issues these past three years. All four of the news outlets are still in place. Vice hanging on by it’s teeth has been plagued with the “me too†issues, and has had changes in leadership. Buzzfeed has become quite successful with it’s daring responsible research and journalism, snaring several important stories. It was second in line for a Pulitzer. The Washington Post has been infused with monies from Jeff Bezos, and is on track, and The New York Times, was given financial support to keep it going. Abramson reports that at one time the thought was to ask Rupert Murdock for money, but that never occurred.
This is a significant chronicle in the life of four news outlets. A lot of information has been given, and a little history of our time infused into a book. This book kept me enthused throughout its many pages. The writing is sharp and each word carefully chosen. This is a book for all of us.
Recommended. prisrob 02-05-19
