Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS PICK A LA TIMES AND PEOPLE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH This delightful memoir is filled with Connie Chung's trademark wit, sharp insights, and deep understanding of people. It's a revealing account of what it's like to be a woman breaking barriers in the world of TV news, filled with colorful tales of rivalry and triumph. But it also has a larger theme how the line between serious reporting and tabloid journalism became blurred. - Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family's cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories battling rival reporters to…

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    • Connie Chung (Author)
    • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
    • Publication Date: 09-17-2024
    • Page Count: 336
    • Hardcover
    • Biography
    • 6 (w) x 9.1(h) x 1.4 (d)
    • ISBN: 9781538766989
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