The Fine Print: My Life as a Deskman, by Jack Schwartz

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Excerpts from review of “The Fine Print” selected by Kirkus Indie Editors to be featured in Kirkus Reviews, issue of Aug. 15, 2015. Vivid Personal Dispatches From the Heyday of Print Journalism Veteran journalist Jack Schwartz started his career in the late 1950s.  His passionately penned memoir spans the world of New York City newspapers from his first job as a copy boy at the Mirror, the Hearst flagship paper, to the New York Times. . . . With a storyteller’s verve, Schwartz meticulously describes these positions and their associated historical moments. . . . Schwartz’s prose exudes a palpable affinity for the written word, and his text recalls the days of bustling newsrooms where “everyone seemed to be smoking, drinking or growling—some simultaneously.” Readers interested in how the pre-Internet newspaper business was run in the mid-to-late 20th century will find Schwartz’s memoir educational as well as charmingly anecdotal. A fond, nostalgic celebration of a decades-long career in media. In the second half of the 20th century, print journalism found its Golden Age. Jack Schwartz was one of the unsung participants, mainly as an editor who polished copy and helped shape coverage at some of America’s most important newspapers, among them Newsday and (especially) The New York Times. He doesn’t glamorize or sentimentalize but provides an unflinching, inside scoop on the ambitions and foibles of the people who molded the news they saw fit to print. Written with perspicacity and wry humor, recalling high moments and low, Schwartz’s personal and professional journey memorably evokes a remarkable era and its cast of colorful characters.

The Fine Print: My Life as a Deskman, by Jack Schwartz

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1232783 in Books
• Published on: 2015-05-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x .91" w x 6.00" l, 1.30 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 402 pages

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Read All About It! By Anthony Insolia Jack Schwartz's memoirs take you back to a wondrous age of newspapers before they were decimated by the digital revolution. He spent almost 48 years working with all sorts of characters who called themselves newspaper men and women. Some reported, some did rewrite, some were news assistants, some took pictures, and some edited. With great anecdotes and superb writing Jack, shows that "editing" is not a singular term, but a complex one that requires all kinds of skills, judgment and talent. He introduces us to many of these characters, is free with praise where deserved and criticism where warranted. He pulls no punches. Our paths crossed many years ago when he was a young reporter, then an up-and-coming editor at Newsday, and I can personally attest to his honesty,truthfulness and integrity. The fast pace of Jack's narrative shows how well he has mastered the craft about which he writes. -- Tony Insolia, former Editor, Newsday

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Review of "The Fine Print: My Life as a Deskman" by Jack ... By Jan Rosenberg Review of "The Fine Print: My Life as a Deskman" by Jack SchwartzI never would have thought that the story of journalism's changes from the mid-20th century to the present could be so enjoyable and filled with humor. Jack Schwartz's memoir, "The Fine Print: My Life as a Deskman," tracks his long journalistic career, beginning in the late 1950s when he got his first job as a copy boy at The Daily Mirror. then one of 7 dailies in NY. "Like most of my fellow copy boys I was a college student by day, lackey by night." All that copy editing taught Schwartz how to turn a phrase, distill a situation, tell a story. For example, "What struck me right off at The Mirror was that the copy boys spent their spare time reading and the rewrite men spent their spare time drinking".Schwartz's enviable memory and fluid writing combine to recreate the feel of a mid-century newsroom. Whether focusing on the clear hierarchy, the continual hazing, or the food runs for higher ups that provided a temporary escape for copy boys, Schwartz brings the scene to life.Listen to Schwartz on mid-20th century copy editing: "The system was simple enough. We sat on a long wooden bench against a wall at the far end of the city room between the news desk and the banks of rewrite men. If a writer finished a piece of copy...he'd yell "Boy" and the copy boy on the far right,...would leap up, grab the copy from the writer, move it to the news desk strip the carbons and distribute the copies to the in baskets of the appropriate editors."While still a student at City College and working full time at the Mirror, Schwartz took a second job at the NY Post. Once he graduated, he learned to drive (overnight!) to accept a full time reporter's job at the Long Island Press.A short gig at the Herald Tribune in Paris sounds like a vacation, and contrasts with the sense of purpose, work ethic and culture of NYC newspapers.Most of his long career at Newsday and the NY Times informs his experience and perspective as a self-described "mid level toiler" and reveals a great deal about the hierarchical structures at NY newspapers.and the hazing and abuse they inculcated.Schwartz worked with typesetters long before computers defined how newspapers were laid out and produced, and describes the profound impact of computerization on the newspaper industry.He helped create many the "specialist sections" of Newsday, and the now defining, similar sections of the NY Times.Schwartz went back to edit NY Newsday's Book Review, in ??? where he really hit his stride. It's exciting to read about how Schwartz created a book review intended to challenge and trump the NY Times. His laser focus on finding the best reviewer for each book, on the ways that interviews added value...Readers can't help wondering how different the landscape of NYC newspapers would have been had New York Newsday survived. Jan Rosenberg, Long Island University Professor of Sociology , retired

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Missing Old Jack Schwartz By Jim Squires If there was a Hall of Fame for unheralded genius in print journalism, Jack Schwartz would be the first inductee. All you have to do is read his memoir of 40 years as a desk editor on New York newspapers to understand why he is a legend in his own time and why what is missing from the world of communication is editors like Schwartz, who were the heart of good print journalism when it was still alive. The first hint is how easy great writing is to read. It is amazing how a combination of intelligence, education and experience with well-written sentences can transform the memoir of an old coot editor into a seductive page turner you cannot put down. From the story of "Adler's hat" to the saga of "Elvis Mitchell" 377 pages later, Fine Print, the life of this old desk man, is pure delight. Not only will it make you miss writer/editors like Schwartz, it will make you miss the important institution of democracy to which he dedicated his marvelous life. And if you are fortunate enough to live where there is still a good newspaper, you will want to go on line and order a subscription.

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