I've always viewed Costas and Couric together as a symbol of how plastic the media was in the 80's and forward. That's not to say I dislike either. JuI've always viewed Costas and Couric together as a symbol of how plastic the media was in the 80's and forward. That's not to say I dislike either. Just that I roll my eyes sometimes when they try to act like they're above the fray or the moral compass of the masses. It comes off pretentious, to me.
I was surprised there weren't more moments with Costas and Connie Chung whose careers overlapped in many way. I was sort of hoping there was either (or both) a tryst or major rivalry with Costas we didn't know about and in the case of Chung I was actually hoping they were allies. Diane Sawyer, Jane Palley and others do make the book more often than Costas and Chung.
I will give her a lot of credit for confronting the Matt Lauer issue head on, along with racism, LGBTQIA and how the media missed the boat in so many ways. I thought her take on me too issues was very honest. Those holy crap moments that range from that guy always was a creep to omg I never would have guessed must be really tough when you've had interactions for decades on a personal basis.
The family struggles were poignant and having faced many myself I deeply felt for her.
Although she talked about the rivalries with other female journalists and although it wasn't completely sugar coated I felt like this is the one area where she really didn't go there....more
Really good. What a life touching people on both sides of the Atlantic from Washington, Napolian, Robespierre and hundreds of other important historicReally good. What a life touching people on both sides of the Atlantic from Washington, Napolian, Robespierre and hundreds of other important historical figures. ...more
I think a lot of my female friends would like this one. There are just too many details about things like comfortable sheets that I rJust not for me.
I think a lot of my female friends would like this one. There are just too many details about things like comfortable sheets that I really don't care about. ...more
3,5*'s. It was good and it definitely tugged on the heartstrings but there's also been a lot written on this topic so to make it truly fresh takes a l3,5*'s. It was good and it definitely tugged on the heartstrings but there's also been a lot written on this topic so to make it truly fresh takes a lot. ...more
Very good series Most original series this side of Manifest delusions. By the end it was starting to feel a liBook 1: 5* Book 2: 5* Book 3: 4* Book 4: 4*
Very good series Most original series this side of Manifest delusions. By the end it was starting to feel a little bit repetitive so I'm glad he ended it before I started to hate the series. It was an appropriate ending. ...more
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