Come to Think of It: Commentaries from National Public Radio's Senior News Analyst

by Daniel Schorr

Overview

Peerless commentary on recent politics and history from one of the preeminent reporters of our time?now with new material

AN INSTITUTION at CBS for decades and a twenty-year mainstay of NPR, Daniel Schorr is a legend in journalism. Come to Think of It collects in one place, for the first time, Schorr's observations on politics and American life during the past two decades. His essays reveal his mastery of pithy, get-to-the-point analysis, and his experience gives him an authority and range that permeate every page. In these essays we get his on-the-spot reactions to the major and minor events around the turn of the millennium?from the shock of 9/11 to the mainstreaming of Yiddish. Come to Think of It is an unparalleled account of political analysis and personal memory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101202678
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/13/2007
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	424 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Daniel Schorr is currently a senior news analyst for NPR. He has won three Emmys, decorations from European heads of state, a Peabody award for “a lifetime of uncompromising reporting of the highest integrity,” awards from civil liberties groups, and the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Golden Baton for “Exceptional Contributions to Radio and Television Reporting and Commentary,” the most prestigious award in broadcasting.

After serving in World War II in Army intelligence, he wrote for the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times before moving to CBS in 1953. He covered Khrushchev, Castro, the building of the Berlin Wall, then returned to Washington. His coverage of Watergate landed him on Nixon’s “enemies list.” He resigned from CBS in 1976 when asked to disclose the source of a suppressed intelligence report. In 1979 he helped Ted Turner creat CNN, and since 1985 has worked primarily for NPR.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1991 The Mideast Is a Mess and There Is No New World Order 1

1992 Enter Bill Clinton 18

1993 Bosnia, Hillary, Health Care, and NAFTA 38

1994 O.J. and Other Big News 62

1995 Violence at Home and Abroad 83

1996 Stereotypes and Spies 106

1997 Saints and Sinners 132

1998 Lies, Damned Lies, Etc. 157

1999 Guns and Children 178

2000 Bad for Everyone 196

2001 The World Changes 210

2002 Questionable Connections 228

2003 Earthquake Diplomacy 249

2004 Swift Boats and Tsunamis 276

2005 The Year of the Flood 297

2006 Old Fights, New Scandals 322

2007 The Truth Is Hard to Come By 341

2008 Presidential Candidates and Lying Politicians 359

August 31, 2006: Ninety Years in a Newsworthy Life 373

Index of Essays 377

Index 387

What People are Saying About This

William Safire

One of the great broadcast journalists of our time—scrupulously honest, historically fair, fearless, forthright, and sometimes deliciously insightful.

Marvin Kalb

A brilliant collection of Schorr's best broadcasts. Great listening, now even better reading.

Judith Viorst

When there's something to tell, nobody tells it better than Daniel Schorr.