Barnes & Noble Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

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…