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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Patrick WohlPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780252045479ISBN 10: 0252045475 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 30 January 2024 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""Patrick Wohl's important, entertaining book illustrates what we lose when local news is replaced with nationalized political coverage. Anyone who thinks local politics is boring hasn't heard of the Pullen-Mulligan race.""--Elise Jordan, NBC News and MSNBC political analyst ""Stacked with stranger-than-fiction details from decades ago, the story of Penny Pullen, Rosemary Mulligan, and their ferocious rivalry also serves as a timeless reminder of the centrality of local politics to the everyday life of every American--and what every American loses when there's no one left to cover it.""--Jon Allsop, media and politics journalist, Columbia Journalism Review ""The Pullen-Mulligan race was unlike any other I covered in thirty-plus years in journalism on so many levels. It absolutely underscores the importance of paying attention to local races and to the critical role local media play in our democracy.""--Madeleine Doubek, former Daily Herald political reporter and executive director of CHANGE Illinois" Patrick Wohl's important, entertaining book illustrates what we lose when local news is replaced with nationalized political coverage. Anyone who thinks local politics is boring hasn't heard of the Pullen-Mulligan race. --Elise Jordan, NBC News and MSNBC political analyst Stacked with stranger-than-fiction details from decades ago, the story of Penny Pullen, Rosemary Mulligan, and their ferocious rivalry also serves as a timeless reminder of the centrality of local politics to the everyday life of every American--and what every American loses when there's no one left to cover it. --Jon Allsop, media and politics journalist, Columbia Journalism Review The Pullen-Mulligan race was unlike any other I covered in thirty-plus years in journalism on so many levels. It absolutely underscores the importance of paying attention to local races and to the critical role local media play in our democracy. --Madeleine Doubek, former Daily Herald political reporter and executive director of CHANGE Illinois Author InformationPatrick Wohl is a former campaign staffer on races for president, governor, state senate, and state representative, and on ballot initiatives across the country. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |