Making News
Martin Mayer. Harvard Business School Press, $16.95 (345pp) ISBN 978-0-87584-371-1
Veteran journalist Mayer gives an overview of the news media's history and current structure. (Feb.)
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Reviewed on: 01/04/1993
Genre: Nonfiction
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