Nearly Everybody Read It: Snapshots of the Philadelphia Bulletin

By Peter Binzen

For over 75 years, the Philadelphia Bulletin was not only the dominant newspaper in the city of Philadelphia, it was also the largest evening newspaper in all of North America. When it folded in 1982,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940159406
• ISBN13: 9780940159402
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Camino Books
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Scenes from the Past

As a former member of the Bulletin "Family" the memories were recreated in each chapter. The people described were exactly as I remembered them and it was on lifes greatest experiences from the 40's. Very informative and enjoyable book.

A nostalgic view of a bygone era in Journalism

The book is an entertaining collection of anecdotes by the people who wrote and published the old Philadelphia Bulletin. Clearly every writer misses the old Bulletin, but it is never made obvious if a newspaper like the Bulletin could survive nowadays, when newspaper readers like their news "McNuggetized" a la USA Today. Still, for fans of regional histories, Nearly Everyhbody Read It: Snapshots of the Philadelphia Bulletin is a nice read.

A loving, hilarious anecdotal history of a great newspaper.

This little book (163 pages)about the life and demise of Philadelphia's "Bulletin" is wonderfully entertaining. It also helps one to understand better how the old style of fact finding journalism changed and finally disappeared to permit room for more "modern" packaging of news. In their best days, Ben Hecht and Charley MacArthur couldn't have dreamed up the newsroom denizens immortalized here. It is a tasty slice of American and Philadelphia history filled with world class characters, madcap activity, and devotion to a great journalistic institution. The book was written for those who miss the "Bulletin", but its appeal reaches to all who miss an era now passed into American history. -Robert. C. Brecht

Nostalgia

"Nearly Everybody Read It," edited by Peter Binzen, portrays very well the atmosphere of the pre-computer big city newsroom, as compared to today's antiseptic and better-educated counterpart. Colorful characters abound, and are brought to life. Unlike today, it was a time when readers felt close to their newspaper.