**"Sullivan remains the critic American journalism requires, a veteran
practitioner with street cred, still in touch with the 'unaccountable
joy' of reporting and writing that continues to draw talented young
people to the field." --Steve Coll, The New York Times Book Review
**
Sullivan began her career at the Buffalo News, where she rose from
summer intern to editor in chief. In Newsroom Confidential she
chronicles her years in the trenches battling sexism and throwing elbows
in a highly competitive newsroom. In 2012, Sullivan was appointed the
public editor of The New York Times, the first woman to hold that
important role. She was in the unique position of acting on behalf of
readers to weigh the actions and reporting of the paper's staff, parsing
potential lapses in judgment, unethical practices, and thorny
journalistic issues. Sullivan recounts how she navigated the paper's
controversies, from Hillary Clinton's emails to Elon Musk's accusations
of unfairness to the need for greater diversity in the newsroom. In
2016, having served the longest tenure of any public editor, Sullivan
left for the Washington Post, where she had a front-row seat to the
rise of Donald Trump in American media and politics.
With her celebrated mixture of charm, sharp-eyed observation, and
nuanced criticism, Sullivan takes us behind the scenes of the nation's
most influential news outlets to explore how Americans lost trust in the
news and what it will take to regain it.
