Alan 'The Red Fox' Reid: Pressman Par Excellence
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Alan 'The Red Fox' Reid: Pressman Par Excellence
By (Author) Ross Fitzgerald
By (author) Stephen Holt
Foreword by Laurie Oakes
NewSouth Publishing
NewSouth Publishing
1st June 2010
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
News media and journalism
Politics and government
070.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Description
Arguably Australia's most influential political journalist, Alan 'the red fox' Reid covered Australian politics from the 1930s to the 1980s. During his career he was both a chronicler of, and player in, Australian politics. In this book Ross Fitzgerald and Stephen Holt take us into a Machiavellian behind-the-scenes world of recurrent plots, crises and leadership challenges, and show how it was possible for a skilled journalist to help shape both public perceptions and actual outcomes of political power plays.
Reviews
"Captures the essence of Reid's life and career." --Saturday Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Ross Fitzgerald is a writer, broadcaster, historian, and political commentator. He is a columnist for the Australian and for the Spectator Australia and a reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Weekend Australian. Stephen Holt is a historian and speechwriter. He is the author of A Short History of Manning Clark.
