Thursday, August 28, 2014

A Novel Lays Bare Media Ills


A Novel Lays Bare Media Ills


At first glance, “The Last Magazine: A Novel” by Michael Hastings would appear to lack relevance in the current media age. A fictional account of life inside a failed magazine — Newsweek — in a dying industry — print — written by a now-dead journalist, the book seems very much beside the point. And ...