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Deadlines and Datelines

Essays at the Turn of the Century

by Dan Rather
David Ackroyd
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Compelling essays from Peabody and Emmy-award winning newsman Dan Rather

With his distinctive blend of frontline determination and a journalist's knack for a good story, former CBS anchorman Dan Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. Ranging from the Iraq conflict to a schoolyard shooting in Arkansas, from the Oklahoma City bombing to encounters with world-renowned figures such as Princess Diana, Bill Gates, and Dolly Parton, Deadlines and Datelines provides unique insights from one of America's premier newsmen. Though not without its lighter moments, these essays include a wide range of thought-provoking observations and show yet again the skill and intelligence that made Rather an important part of our world for more than five decades.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 1999

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781614675846
      • File size: 178290 KB
      • Duration: 06:11:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      These quick commentaries on news and events--large and small, local, national and international--offer a unique personal glimpse of the man behind the anchorman. David Ackroyd makes Dan Rather's essays lively and entertaining, as well as informative. When Rather sometimes strays into sermonizing, the listener isn't subjected to the tone and delivery of a news reader. Since Rather is privy to all the details surrounding news events that include celebrity murders, the state of America's classrooms and political scandals, he has a lot to say, but he keeps his observations short and thoughtful. Ackroyd's easy skill with these vignettes makes this a delightful listen on short trips around town. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 31, 1999
      Like his rival anchors, Rather has been busy writing, but this book doesn't aim to rival Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation or Peter Jennings's The Century, let alone Rather's own engaging memoirs. This collection is based on Rather's syndicated weekly column and daily CBS radio program. While he claims to have tried "to avoid mere commentary and to offer solid reporting," nearly all the pieces here are short, slight and predictable; often, they feel as dated as yesterday's headlines. The topics include many recent news events and personages: Ward Connerly, JonBenet Ramsay, the WNBA, Cuban baseball, Saddam Hussein. His columns on the Monica Lewinsky scandal, compiled before President Clinton was acquitted, are particularly stale. Better are his brief tributes to newsmen Charles Kuralt and Fred Friendly. In a few places, Rather offers longer and more thoughtful pieces: Malcolm X prompts the observation that "there has never been a symbol without a need"; Disney's Beauty and the Beast strikes Rather as a metaphor for AIDS. But his section of "Lighter Side" pieces, like the book as a whole, is better suited to the ephemeral status of a newspaper column than to preservation between hard covers.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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