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A Giant Who Made a Gigantic Difference.(Review) (book review)

American Journalism Review,  July, 2001  by STEPP, CARL SESSIONS

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Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty

By Dennis McDougal

Perseus Publishing 526 pages; $35

History can be humbling for those who love serious journalism. Many cherished ideals--that news should be truthful, that the press should serve society--are surprisingly young and tender. Many of today's top newspapers--the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times--were all but stinking up newsstands just a few decades ago.

The commitment to good journalism is frail and vulnerable, and "Privileged Son" provides ...

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