00000nam 2200000 4500 09728/MKRI-P/XI-2008 INLIS000000000004580 20221010113253 0010-0520004580 221010################|##########|#eng## 0-688-17905-3 eng 070.9221 070.9221 RAT d Rather, Dan Deadlines and Datelines : Essays for a New Century / Dan Rather New York : Perennial, 2000 xiv, 240p. ; 21 cm. Indeks : p.231-240 Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia,the bestselling author and CBS Evening News anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent eventsRather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first.With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story,Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe.With candor,compassion,and sometimes irreverence,Rather examines world leaders and local heroes.Deadlines and Datelines is not without lighter moments.In one laugh-out-loud essay,Rather skewers the phenomenon of "dumb bass,"or bass that are bred to go after any hook in sight.On the culture beat,Rather offers personal interviews and insightful appreciations as well as a compelling tribute to JFK,Jr. Throughout these essays,Rather offers readers a wide range of though-provoking observations,and shows yet again the skill and intelligence that have made him "part of our world" for more than four decades. Journalists-United States-Biography Television Broadcasting of News-United States 09728/MKRI-P/XI-2008