Truth: The Rise And Fall Of The People's Paper

Author: Redmer Yska

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  • : $50.00 NZD
  • : 9781877517303
  • : Craig Potton Publishing
  • : Craig Potton Publishing
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  • : October 2010
  • : New Zealand
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Description

New Zealand Truth's scandal-ridden history has never before been told. This book not only documents an important part of New Zealand's media history, but also gives us a fascinating and colourful window on this country's social history.

Author description

Redmer Yska has worked in journalism and communications for his entire career, including a stint as a reporter at New Zealand Truth in the 1970s. Since then he has worked as a media and communications consultant, a Parliamentary press secretary, a ministerial speechwriter, and a historian. In 2007 he was awarded a National Library Research Fellow to research and write this book. His previous publications include Wellington: biography of a city, All Shook Up: The flash bodgie and the rise of the NZ teenager in 1950s, and NZ Green: The story of marijuana in New Zealand.