Background
Mears, Walter Robert was born on January 11, 1935 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lewis and Edythe Emily (Campbell) Mears.
(Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text o...)
Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text of Pulitzer Prize-winner Walter Mears, The Kennedy Brothers provides a fascinating look at the lives of perhaps the most influential men in modern American politics. From Joe Jr.’s predetermined course to Jack’s unlikely success and from Robert’s reluctant but rapid rise to Ted’s long road to becoming a lion in the Senate, the story of the Kennedy brothers is an ongoing part of modern American history. Included are highlights from their childhoods in New York, Hyannis Port, and London; their days at Harvard, in the Senate, and in the Oval Office; and their roles as devoted members of the Kennedy clan.
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(Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text o...)
Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text of Pulitzer Prize-winner Walter Mears, The Kennedy Brothers provides a fascinating look at the lives of perhaps the most influential men in modern American politics. From Joe Jr.'s predetermined course to Jack's unlikely success and from Robert's reluctant but rapid rise to Ted's long road to becoming a lion in the Senate, the story of the Kennedy brothers is an ongoing part of modern American history. Included are highlights from their childhoods in New York, Hyannis Port, and London; their days at Harvard, in the Senate, and in the Oval Office; and their roles as devoted members of the Kennedy clan.
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(In this unique blend of shop talk, exposition, anecdote a...)
In this unique blend of shop talk, exposition, anecdote and concrete example, two practicing newsmen take us inside the news business to show us how it works - on the air and in print. Each is an acknowledged master in his field, and their book has the easy authority, the authenticity and liveliness that proceed from hands-on experience and undimmed enthusiasm. In these pages, John Chancellor, commentator for NBC's "Nightly News," and Pulitzer Prize winner Walter R. Mears, vice-president and Washington bureau chief of the Associated Press, share their profound knowledge of their calling. Beyond this, they have produced a book that is itself a sterling instance of practicing what is preached. In organization, pacing and felicity of style, "The News Business" mirrors the structure and method of a successful news story. Its chapters move from the initial decision making (what events will be covered and which emphasized) through the all-important first sentence, or lead, to the body of the story and its essentials: deft use of illuminating detail, adroit analysis, precise wording, scrupulous treatment of sources and on to getting the story delivered. The last chapter offers the aspiring journalist hard-nosed but optimistic advice on starting out. Filled with inner-circle lore, great humor and irresistible zest, "The News Business" has the interest and charm of a skilled conversationalist at ease in a subject he knows and loves.
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(For a reporter, a presidential campaign is the Olympics o...)
For a reporter, a presidential campaign is the Olympics of political coverage, and an assignment to cover it is a front-row ticket from the trial heats to the finals. I had tickets from 1960 until 2000." --Walter Mears Walter Mears had an insider's edge-and he made the most of it by serving newspapers and their readers around the country with some of the best presidential campaign coverage to see print. The Pulitzer Prize winner also witnessed enough of "the oddities, inside stuff, and impressions" during his 45-year Associated Press career that he ended up with a treasury of American politics and the forces that shaped them. Fortunately, in Deadlines Past Mears finally commits his unwritten stories to paper. Readers are richly rewarded by his focus on the 11 campaigns he covered, campaigns that altered the way American presidents are nominated and elected, and how the media told the tales along the way. The changes were gradual from Nixon versus Kennedy through Bush versus Gore, but the historical significance of each matchup becomes very evident in Mears's detailed and engrossing narrative. This poignant political recounting is illuminated by personal experiences and the observations of one of the finest AP reporters to ever file a story. Yet Mears never preaches any viewpoint about candidates or campaign history. He tells readers what he thought at the time, without telling them what to think. The results are a richly woven fabric of fact and reflection made by a penetrating eyewitness with nearly unlimited access to his subjects. Deadlines Past is destined to become a classic in the political genre, one of the most compelling examples of a hard-news reporter's life, and a captivating view of 40 years of American history.
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Mears, Walter Robert was born on January 11, 1935 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lewis and Edythe Emily (Campbell) Mears.
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, 1956; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Middlebury College, 1977.
Newsman, Associated Press, Boston, 1956; correspondent, Associated Press, Montpelier, Vermont, 1956-1960; state house correspondent, Associated Press, Boston, 1960-1961; newsman, Associated Press, Washington, 1961-1969; chief political writer, Associated Press, 1969-1972; assistant chief Washington bureau, Associated Press, 1973-1974; special correspondent, Associated Press, 1975; chief, Associated Press, 1977-1983; vice president, Associated Press, since 1978; executive editor, Associated Press, 1984-1988; vice president, columnist, Associated Press, since 1989.
(Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text o...)
(Through more than 120 stunning photographs and the text o...)
(In this unique blend of shop talk, exposition, anecdote a...)
(For a reporter, a presidential campaign is the Olympics o...)
Trustee Middlebury College, 1980-1984. Member of Governors Club, Burning Tree Club, Gridiron Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sally Danton, December 28, 1956 (deceased December 1962). Children: Pamela (deceased), Walter Robert Junior (deceased). Married Joyce Marie Lund, August 4, 1963 (divorced 1983).
Children: Stephanie Joy, Susan Marie. Married Carroll Ann Rambo, March 1, 1986 (divorced 1995). Married Frances R. Richarson, July 5, 1997.