The Rise and Fall of the New York Daily News’ traces the publication’s pursuit of upscale appeal, from an ambitious $20 million editorial improvement program to a war with Rupert Murdoch’s ‘New York ...
A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars. By Clay Risen Fred Drasner, who as the ...