Book description
"A wonderfully gossipy history" Sunday Times
"Riotously Entertaining" New Statesman
Perhaps because of the power and fear that the Daily Mail commands, this is the very first book to provide an unauthorized account of the newspaper with more global readers than any other. With a gripping personality-led narrative, informed by…
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1 author picked Mail Men as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The stories my agencies create have probably appeared in some form in every major and most minor publications worldwide. A single-viral story can be repeated thousands of times in the media landscape. But no publication that we work for has paid as much as the Daily Mail. It may be hated by many, but journalists love it. It pays the best rates, and this book was a fascinating insight into my biggest customer.
My work for them was what made me a target of BuzzFeed because not only is it hated in some quarters, but it's the biggest news…
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