Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter

Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter recounts the life and adventures of reporter Billy Don Johnson during his 20 years (1975-1995) working for the fictional tabloid The National Insider.

After his dreams of becoming a crusading journalist with daily newspapers are dashed, Billy throws himself into the wild world of diets, household tips, ghosts, UFOs, weird history, and celebrity scandal, all of which is designed to please Padrone Gallione (PG), the wonderful madman who was editor of the magazine.

Like the tabloid industry itself, this book is a combination of fact and fiction. Within, you will find untold stories from the lives of many famous people, get an inside look at how tabloid stories are created and examine the origins of celebrity scandal in American journalism.

Ultimately, this book is a tribute to the genius of Generoso Pope Jr., founder and publisher of the National Enquirer.

 

"Thanks, John Isaac Jones! I loved this book! Beautifully written, edited, and oh, so entertaining! Thank you for the 'insider' look of what really goes on behind the scenes of tabloid journalism, and yes, readers, it IS journalism. I find it quite amazing that tabloid articles are more fiercely fact checked than any so called 'legitimate' news in a 'serious' newspaper, gone over with a fine toothed comb to make sure each titillating story is absolute fact and every word can be legally backed up. Has to be or the writers, editors, and publishers are in for a word of legal hurt.
PG was quite the man. Brilliant and well educated with several degrees, including law and medicine, and John Isaac Jones is no slouch either. A fabulous writer, he could make a phone book interesting and entertaining!
Thank you, Mr. Jones, for sharing a bit of your world with us! I would love to read more of your 'tabloid memories,' and I hope you will consider writing another memoir on the same subject.
Readers, run, don't walk, to purchase this book! I think you will be pleasantly surprised!" - Reviewer

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Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter

Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter recounts the life and adventures of reporter Billy Don Johnson during his 20 years (1975-1995) working for the fictional tabloid The National Insider.

After his dreams of becoming a crusading journalist with daily newspapers are dashed, Billy throws himself into the wild world of diets, household tips, ghosts, UFOs, weird history, and celebrity scandal, all of which is designed to please Padrone Gallione (PG), the wonderful madman who was editor of the magazine.

Like the tabloid industry itself, this book is a combination of fact and fiction. Within, you will find untold stories from the lives of many famous people, get an inside look at how tabloid stories are created and examine the origins of celebrity scandal in American journalism.

Ultimately, this book is a tribute to the genius of Generoso Pope Jr., founder and publisher of the National Enquirer.

 

"Thanks, John Isaac Jones! I loved this book! Beautifully written, edited, and oh, so entertaining! Thank you for the 'insider' look of what really goes on behind the scenes of tabloid journalism, and yes, readers, it IS journalism. I find it quite amazing that tabloid articles are more fiercely fact checked than any so called 'legitimate' news in a 'serious' newspaper, gone over with a fine toothed comb to make sure each titillating story is absolute fact and every word can be legally backed up. Has to be or the writers, editors, and publishers are in for a word of legal hurt.
PG was quite the man. Brilliant and well educated with several degrees, including law and medicine, and John Isaac Jones is no slouch either. A fabulous writer, he could make a phone book interesting and entertaining!
Thank you, Mr. Jones, for sharing a bit of your world with us! I would love to read more of your 'tabloid memories,' and I hope you will consider writing another memoir on the same subject.
Readers, run, don't walk, to purchase this book! I think you will be pleasantly surprised!" - Reviewer

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Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter

Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter

by John Isaac Jones
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Thanks, PG!:Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter recounts the life and adventures of reporter Billy Don Johnson during his 20 years (1975-1995) working for the fictional tabloid The National Insider.

After his dreams of becoming a crusading journalist with daily newspapers are dashed, Billy throws himself into the wild world of diets, household tips, ghosts, UFOs, weird history, and celebrity scandal, all of which is designed to please Padrone Gallione (PG), the wonderful madman who was editor of the magazine.

Like the tabloid industry itself, this book is a combination of fact and fiction. Within, you will find untold stories from the lives of many famous people, get an inside look at how tabloid stories are created and examine the origins of celebrity scandal in American journalism.

Ultimately, this book is a tribute to the genius of Generoso Pope Jr., founder and publisher of the National Enquirer.

 

"Thanks, John Isaac Jones! I loved this book! Beautifully written, edited, and oh, so entertaining! Thank you for the 'insider' look of what really goes on behind the scenes of tabloid journalism, and yes, readers, it IS journalism. I find it quite amazing that tabloid articles are more fiercely fact checked than any so called 'legitimate' news in a 'serious' newspaper, gone over with a fine toothed comb to make sure each titillating story is absolute fact and every word can be legally backed up. Has to be or the writers, editors, and publishers are in for a word of legal hurt.
PG was quite the man. Brilliant and well educated with several degrees, including law and medicine, and John Isaac Jones is no slouch either. A fabulous writer, he could make a phone book interesting and entertaining!
Thank you, Mr. Jones, for sharing a bit of your world with us! I would love to read more of your 'tabloid memories,' and I hope you will consider writing another memoir on the same subject.
Readers, run, don't walk, to purchase this book! I think you will be pleasantly surprised!" - Reviewer


Product Details

BN ID: 2940165367915
Publisher: John Isaac Jones
Publication date: 01/24/2021
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 684 KB

About the Author

John Isaac Jones is a retired journalist currently living at Merritt Island, Florida. For more than thirty years, "John I.," as he prefers to be called, was a reporter for media outlets throughout the world. These included local newspapers in his native Alabama, The National Enquirer, News of the World in London, the Sydney Morning Herald, and NBC television. He is the author of five novels, a short story collection and two novellas.

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