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The Boys on the Bus

Timothy Crouse

How do the reporters on a presidential campaign gather the story, and how does the way they work shape what the public hears?

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Author
Timothy Crouse

Why read it

  • You will notice how reporters in a pack end up sharing rumors and one version of events
  • You will see how officials use access to charm, pressure or freeze out the reporters who cover them
  • You will be able to ask who a reporter talked to, and who shaped what they heard, before you trust a story

Who it is for

  • A news consumer who wants to judge political coverage
  • A communications lead who deals with reporters
  • A student of journalism comparing past practice with now

Contents

  1. FOREWORD Hunter S. Thompson
  2. PART ONE
  3. COVERING THE PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS
  4. CHAPTER I
  5. On the Bus
  6. CHAPTER II
  7. Coming to Power
  8. CHAPTER III
  9. The Muskie Three and Other Campaign Reporters
  10. CHAPTER IV
  11. The Heavies
  12. Johnny Apple of The New York Times
  13. David Broder of the Washington Post
  14. CHAPTER V
  15. More Heavies
  16. Jules Witcover of the Los Angeles Times
  17. Haynes Johnson of the Washington Post
  18. CHAPTER VI
  19. The Newsweeklies
  20. CHAPTER VII
  21. Television
  22. The big stories
  23. PART TWO
  24. COVERING NIXON’S CAMPAIGN
  25. CHAPTER VIII
  26. Nixon Before the White House
  27. CHAPTER IX
  28. The Old Squeeze Play
  29. CHAPTER X
  30. Divided They Fall
  31. DIVIDE-AND-RULE
  32. THE FREEZE-OUT
  33. SHEER BALLS
  34. TAX SCARE
  35. CHAPTER XI
  36. Nixon’s Campaign
  37. CHAPTER XII
  38. Agnew’s Campaign
  39. CHAPTER XIII
  40. Watergate
  41. PART THREE
  42. COVERING McGOVERN’S CAMPAIGN
  43. CHAPTER XIV
  44. Chafing at the Rules
  45. CHAPTER XV
  46. The Black Hills
  47. CHAPTER XVI
  48. Calling It From 30,000 Feet
  49. CHAPTER XVII
  50. The Last Days

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