If No News, Send Rumors: Anecdotes of American Journalism

by Stephen Bates

Gathers brief stories about reporters, newspapers, television news, political cartoonists, reviewers, and presidential press relations

Genres: Nonfiction

318 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 1989

About the author

Stephen Bates has worked as a journalist for the BBC, the Telegraph, the Mail and, for 23 years, as political correspondent at the Guardian. He is the bestselling author of Church at War and God's Own Country.

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Reviews

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cool, if a bit outdated, look into the inside world of journalism. At times funny, brow creasing, and scary (once you find out how much news has been manufactured and the back room deals cut by the big papers to make something news.) All together, a good eye-opener and future ammo for trivia night.