Bøger af Terry Kirby

Vivid and racy, a deep-dive into tabloids from their sixteenth-century beginnings to the National Inquirer and beyond. The Newsmongers unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, from the first printed "Strange Newes" sheets of the sixteenth century to the sensationalism of today's digital age. The narrative weaves from Regency gossip writers through New York's "yellow journalism" battles to the "sex and sleaze" Sun of the 1970s; and from the Brexit-backing populism of the Daily Mail to the celebrity-obsessed Mail Online of the 2000s. Colorful figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell are brought to vivid life. From scandalous confessions to the Leveson Inquiry into the behavior of the British press, the book explores journalists' unscrupulous methods, taking in phone hacking, privacy breaches, and bribery. And now, in the digital era, The Newsmongers shows how popular journalism has succumbed to so-called churnalism while a certain royal is seeking revenge on the tabloids today.

A saucy brew of fact and fable, legends and lies. The story of a young lad's quest for immortality...eternal youth. He sets out on an adventure chasing his dreams in search of that rare domineering breed, those colorful vagabonds known only as PIRATES. But what he finds is more...much more! With a roll of the bones he's mystically spun back in time. He awakens to find himself a stow away aboard one of the most notorious Pirate vessels that ever was. Take a ride with the Brethren of Caroline as they sail straight into the face of a hurricane in pursuit of treasures from a mysterious Island that does not exist. All for the love of Black Sam's Gold.