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The News Sorority

Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour and the (ongoing, Imperfect, Complicated) Triumph of Women in TV News
Jun 28, 2017kpelish rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The author painstakingly details each one of these amazing women and their rise to media power in the face of many obstacles. I liked the fact that she covers their formative childhoods, the good and the bad, how the women decided about motherhood, and how their distinctive style/voice evolved. She also acknowledges the early path breakers like Barbara Walters, who paid a heavy price and didn't quite get the glory. Katie Couric, for example, lied about being fired in order to position herself for help in getting another job, and she winds up being my least favorite of the three--although her husband's death and her recovery is compassionately told. Christiane Amanpour's persistence and sheer bravery in foreign reporting is engrossing, and the mystery of Diane Sawyer's affection for Richard Nixon was interesting to read. Had the book been more tightly edited, I would have added another star; it could be cut quite a bit and not lose the flow.