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The Old Lady of Vine Street

Richard K Mastain

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Description:These days the notion of a free press is almost an entirely foreign concept, and its ever-diminishing presence in our society has shown itself to be a thief of true democracy."The Old Lady of Vine Street" is the story of a small band of reporters who had the courage to risk everything they had for their belief in the importance of a free and independent press. They had the audacity to fight the powerful Taft family for the right to buy their own newspaper, the "Cincinnati Enquirer."The story unfolds in January 1952 in Cincinnati and moves on to the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. Reporters Jim Ratliff and Jack Cronin head the list of major players that also includes the former United States Senator who chaired the Senate investigation of Joseph McCarthy in 1950, two of the wealthiest men in the United States, the most famous family in America, the trust company that sold the "Washington Post" to Eugene Meyers for $833,000, and over 800 "Cincinnati Enquirer" employees who risked their homes and life's savings for a chance to own their paper, affectionately known as the "Old Lady of Vine Street."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Old Lady of Vine Street. To get started finding The Old Lady of Vine Street, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: iUniverse

Release: 2006

ISBN: 0595862306

Description: These days the notion of a free press is almost an entirely foreign concept, and its ever-diminishing presence in our society has shown itself to be a thief of true democracy."The Old Lady of Vine Street" is the story of a small band of reporters who had the courage to risk everything they had for their belief in the importance of a free and independent press. They had the audacity to fight the powerful Taft family for the right to buy their own newspaper, the "Cincinnati Enquirer."The story unfolds in January 1952 in Cincinnati and moves on to the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. Reporters Jim Ratliff and Jack Cronin head the list of major players that also includes the former United States Senator who chaired the Senate investigation of Joseph McCarthy in 1950, two of the wealthiest men in the United States, the most famous family in America, the trust company that sold the "Washington Post" to Eugene Meyers for $833,000, and over 800 "Cincinnati Enquirer" employees who risked their homes and life's savings for a chance to own their paper, affectionately known as the "Old Lady of Vine Street."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Old Lady of Vine Street. To get started finding The Old Lady of Vine Street, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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