The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington Free Audiobook Download by Donald A. Ritchie

This book is a thrilling biography of one of the most influential journalists of all time, Drew Pearson. Journalists that worked under Drew's leadership in the Washington Bureau had access to information and gossip that went from DC to Hollywood and back. This book will give you an inside look at what it was like to be a journalist during this time and also teach you about Watergate!

Donald A. Ritchie's The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington audiobook download is a biography of journalist Drew Pearson which was written during the Watergate scandal from the viewpoint of a journalist on the inside.

The Columnist is a classic of political journalism by Donald A. Ritchie about the power of Washington Post journalist Drew Pearson to influence public opinion and shape political news in ways that largely benefitted his liberal-leaning views. This audiobook download is performed by Graham Rowat, who does a wonderful job of holding the listener's attention with an easy voice and captivating story line.

A Washington Post columnist following the news since 1948, Drew Pearson, was one of America's first "political celebrities." He broke a number of big stories and was a key player in raising the public's awareness about some of the most infamous scandals to rock Washington during that time. With these new revelations from his memoirsand a new audiobook, Graham Rowat brings to light an important and fascinating chapter in American history.

The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson's Washington is a history of newspaper media in the United States around the time of World War II. It narrates how Drew Pearson, taking on the role of an investigative journalist who enjoyed being brutal with his opponents and playing off their failures to smear them electorally, led a group of journalists taking the side of President Franklin D. Roosevelt against his political opponent Senator Joseph McCarthy. This book was written by Donald A. Ritchie who has also worked as a historian for many decades before becoming a professor at Texas Christian University.

Graham Rowat, who is an award-winning actor and producer, read the book in a fantastic manner. I found myself wanting to listen to the rest of the book without taking any breaks.