Publisher's Synopsis
An invaluable tool for everyone who deals with the media in the nation's capital, The Washington Black Book provides the most comprehensive, practically organized information on Washington journalists and press officers available today. Edited and annotated by Washington media specialist Marina Newmyer Ein, here is the inside track into who directs, reports and comments in Washington for the newspapers, magazines, wire services, broadcast outlets and foreign news bureaus. More than just a journalistic "who's who," The Washington Black Book delves into how bureaus work from top to bottom: who owns the publications, how the bureaus interpret their mandate, and the specialized "beats" of their reporters. This vital "tool of the trade" also offers exclusive pointers on how to place stories with specific publicationsówhom to query about story ideas and to whom to address press releases. The new updated 1990 Washington Black Book features an exclusive section on telephone direct dials to White House press "booths" for all major prints and electronic bureaus. A complete guide to Congressional press officials is included, as well as FAX numbers for all major media with bureaus in Washington. A Madison Book.
