Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Part I: Newspapers Chapter 4 Part II: Radio Chapter 5 Part III: Television Chapter 6 Part IV: Politics Chapter 7 Part V: Communicators, Comedians, Critics Chapter 8 Appendix: Vegas Sound Bites
Lawrence J. Mullen is associate professor of journalism and media studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
A rich collection of mostly uniterrupted oral history accounts,
each of them presented in first person....Mullen's book should be
welcomed by not only Las Vegas locals with a firsthand connection
to the local media and political scene, but by anyone fascinated by
the relationship between media and culture.
*American Journalism: A Media History Journal*
Mullen's interviews, as a whole, provide a surprising cohesive
image of the 'true' Las Vegas.
*H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online, February
2009*
As someone once fully embedded in the mass media scene of Las Vegas
(but surely couldn't afford the nervous energy now), I was
fascinated by Lawrence Mullen's rich account of the hidden history
of America's most controversial city. Mullen explodes the ingrained
myths and tells where the proverbial media-related 'bodies are
buried,' then exhumes and drags the tired cadavers center stage;
out into the bright, neon lights, exploring some unseemly, even
shadowy behavior along the way. In a place famous for imploding
structures to make room for grander ones, Mullen provides an
antidote to outdated media images, demystifying legends. He also
focuses on a now flourishing mass media environment—one
experiencing exponential growth—along with his amazing city.
*Mike Murray, UM Board of Curator's Distinguished Professor;
founding director, UNLV Greenspun School of Journalism; author
ofThe Political Pe*
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