Barbara Walter’s Audition:
This book is written from the dry, poker-faced stance of a neutral journalist. Which is great if you’re reporting for 20/20, but it’s not the tone you want to take when you’re reporting your own life. In spite of that it’s a knock-out. Barbara Walters has lived some kind of life. It’s also a first-person view of history as told by someone who was there. By there, I mean, in the room and asking the questions. The first woman in journalism has a personal opinion of our recent history. Oh, and she’s also to blame for first …read more