And So It Goes

by Linda Ellerbee

Book Overview

Linda Ellerbee writes about her 14-yer career as a television reporter. A truly hilarious and telling memoir, as well as one of the most candid books on television news industry ever written . This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399130470
• ISBN13: 9780399130472
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.8" x 1.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Should be required reading

There are some books that should never be resigned to the dustbin and this is one of them. The message is timeless and, despite the humor, frightening. Ms. Ellerbee's wisdom is needed more today than it was back in 1988.

Recommended reading for any aspiring broadcaster

Direct, honest, and brilliantly written, Ellerbee's masterwork gives the reader an inside look into the world of broadcast journalism. Her 80's program NBC News Overnight was a unique vehicle for intelligent reporting and videography. It was the last show of its kind on network news TV which, if anything, has gotten worse since the writing of this book. When Ellerbee's Nickelodeon children's programs are more intelligently written than most of the so called "adult" news programs on TV, that's scary. It is unfortunately the case.

Simply Wonderful

There can be few things more enriching, entertaining, and inspiring than merrily wending one's way through the fascinating memoirs of this legendary journalist. Ms. Ellerbee can now be seen on her marvelous news program for children on Nickelodeon, which is one of the greatest programs in the history of television. Ms. Ellerbee's thrilling story is sure to deeply touch all who read it, evoking both tears and laughter, often simultaneously. This is one of the greatest books in the history of the world, and should be on every required reading list in every institution of learning in the world.

Excellence in Authorship

This book is great therapy for all of us who realize that the world is insane, not us.

A biting and hilarious look at the 'real' world of TV news

Linda Ellerbee is the Queen of Hard Knocks, but she always comes up wiser -- and funnier. "And So It Goes" is a sharp and brutally honest look at the world of TV news. Ellerbee shares behind-the-scenes tales that will leave you shaking your head in disbelief, and catching your breath in uproarious laughter. Ellerbee is engaging, lively, provocative and above all else, frightening. NBC fired her months after the book was originally published, probably in no small part to the toes that Ellerbee stepped on in this book. Read it to see why.I teach journalism, and to this day, I still recommend this to my friends. I can also honestly say that this is probably my favorite book of all time. It's that good.