ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Poynter has announced the publication of a new collection of newspaper pages, “The Kennedys: America’s Front-Page Family.” Starting in 1960 with John F. Kennedy’s run for the presidency and ending with the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, the book covers 50 years of the Kennedy family, as told through newspapers that chronicled American history as it happened.
“For those interested in the story of the Kennedys, this book offers a unique perspective on their lives and the major impact they had on millions of Americans,” said Julie Moos, Director of Poynter’s Web site and co-editor of the book. “But it’s also a book that provides a timeline for many of the most important stories in recent American history, including Civil Rights, the race to the Moon and the war in Southeast Asia.”
Produced in partnership with Andrews McMeel Publishing, “The Kennedys: America’s Front-Page Family” follows on the success of “President Obama,” Poynter’s collection of election and inauguration front pages that spent six weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Like “President Obama,” profits from sales of “The Kennedys” will help fund scholarships for those unable to pay for Poynter training. The book, which retails for $16.99, is available at www.poynter.org/kennedybook.
The book includes pages from dozens of newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times.
About The Poynter Institute
Founded in 1975 in St. Petersburg, Fla., The Poynter Institute (www.poynter.org) is one of the nation’s top schools for professional journalists, future journalists and journalism teachers. Poynter offers training throughout the year in the areas of online and multimedia, leadership and management, reporting, writing and editing, TV and radio, ethics and diversity, journalism education and visual journalism. Poynter’s News University (www.newsu.org) offers training to journalists and journalism students through interactive e-learning modules and links to other journalism education and training opportunities.
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The Kennedys: America’s Front-Page Family
Edited by: Julie Moos, Sara Quinn and David Shedden
ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-9372-1
ISBN-10: 0-7407-9372-1
Paperback: $16.99
Publication date: November 15, 2009
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Julie Moos, Editor, Poynter Publications and poynter.org, jmoos@poynter.org
Jessica Sandler, Marketing Manager, jsandler@poynter.org
Phone: 1-888-POYNTER (1-888-769-6837)¨
Kathy Hilliard, Publicity Director, Andrews McMeel Universal, khilliard@amuniversal.com
Phone: 816-581-7497
