Description
Book SynopsisRecounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York
Daily News and the
New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners,” and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America.
Table of ContentsPrologue: “Shell Shock for News Nuts” | 1
1 “Serb Thug to New York . . . Kiss My Ash” | 5
2 “All Play, No Pay for Page Fix” | 16
3 “Ford to City: Drop Dead” | 39
4 “Cops Shoot Groom Dead” | 51
5 “N.J. Miss in a Fix Over Her Pics!” | 62
6 “2 Cops Shot During Traffic Stop” | 92
7 “Tracked Down and Busted in Pa. Woods” | 113
8 “Sports’ Worst Nightmare” | 123
9 “‘Mayday’ Last Call from Doomed Bravest at Ground Zero” | 143
10 “The Juice Is on the Loose: O.J. Simpson Leaves Jail
after Posting $125,000 Bail” | 162
11 “Preppie Killer Robert Chambers Acts Like a ‘Dumb’ Doper” | 191
12 “Legend of Jim Leyritz’s Swing against Braves
Spoiled by His Swigs” | 198
13 “If Spitzer Really Wore Socks in Bed, May Mean
Fear of Intimacy: Sex Experts” | 234
14 “Ma Goes to Bat for Derek Jeter” | 253
15 “What to Tell Kids When Daddy Has Two Families” | 262
16 “Temple of Doom . . . Madoff Fleeced Fifth
Avenue Synagogue” | 283
Glossary | 291
Notes | 293
Index | 299
Photographs follow page 152
