Amanda Smith's Blog
July 15, 2012
April 22, 2012
Amanda Smith in The Wall Street Journal
Five Books: Amanda Smith The Colonel By Richard Norton Smith (1997) It remains a matter of debate whether Robert R. McCormick succeeded in making his Chicago Tribune the “World’s Greatest Newspaper” that it proclaimed itself to be. What’s certain is that by World War II, under nearly three decades of his reactionary, ... [Read more]
February 29, 2012
Library of Congress Event
News from the Library of Congress Amanda Smith will discuss her Patterson biography, "Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson" (Knopf Doubleday, 2011), on Thursday, March 15, at noon in the Montpelier Room, located on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, part ... [Read more]
January 16, 2012
The Browser > FiveBooks Interviews
Amanda Smith on Newspaper Dynasties Amanda was interviewed by Eve Gerber for The Browser From the Hearsts to the Murdochs, powerful families have often controlled the newspapers we read. The author, and Kennedy family member, tells us why they do it and where it leads Newspaper dynasties are the subject of the five books we're ... [Read more]
December 27, 2011
December 22, 2011
Amanda Smith at The Players at Harvardwood
Amanda was interviewed by Brooklyn College Professor of Film Foster Hirsch.
Amanda Smith on ABC News
New Book Details Life of First Female Chief Editor. Amanda Smith says Patterson pioneered the 24-hour news cycle in Washington. Watch it on abcnews.go.com
Amanda Smith on the Joan Hamburg Show
Amanda talked with Joan Hamburg about Cissy Patterson and Newspaper Titan. To listen to the interview, which aired on November 17, 2011, use the player below.
