Bill Kurtis on Assignment
- ISBN-10
- 0528810057
- ISBN-13
- 9780528810053
- Category
- Journalists
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Author
- Bill Kurtis
Description
A distinguished broadcast journalist offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at television's coverage of significant news events, including the Iranian revolution, the turmoil in El Salvador, and the problems of Agent Orange and Amerasian children in Vietn
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