Celestine Sibley, Reporter

by Celestine Sibley, Richard Eldredge (Editor)

This in-depth and chronological selection takes the best of the best from Celestine Sibley's days as a beat from her stint, beginning in 1932 at age fifteen, as a cub reporter at the Mobile Press, through her work with the Pensacola News-Journal, and the high points of her career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
For historical perspective and behind-the-scenes interest, commentary from Sibley's peers discussing her style and giving remembrances of various news stories accompany many of the articles. Sibley frequently recalled those interesting early assignments in her later columns and Richard L. Eldredge's well-researched introductory material draws heavily on Sibley's own words.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

A renowned southern author, journalist, and syndicated columnist, reported for the Atlanta Constitution from 1941 to 1999. Over her long career, she wrote more than 10,000 columns and many news stories of astonishing range, dealing with such varied topics as politics and key lime pie. Sibley was one of the most popular and long-running columnists for the Constitution, and her well-written and poignant essays on southern culture made her an icon in the South. Regarded by her colleagues as a reporting legend, Sibley was also the accomplished author of nearly thirty books published between 1958 and 1997.

Reviews

[Carol Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is fine. The author is fine. Just wasn’t my thing.