A collection of papers, articles, and speeches in which the veteran US reporter takes his profession to task. They begin with the FBI investigation that led to impeachment articles against Richard Nixon, and progress through the Cold War and the Gulf War to the devolution of news into sensationalist entertainment. A special 20th-anniversary edition of Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)