Edward Jay Epstein Bücher

Focusing on the decision-making processes of network news organizations, this classic analysis reveals how television prioritizes viewer engagement over factual representation. Epstein argues that the evening news is crafted to captivate rather than inform, challenging conventional perceptions of media reliability. Acclaimed by critics, it includes a new introduction by the author, further enriching its insights into the dynamics of television journalism.

A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends In a Freakonomics-meets-Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore Hollywood's invisible money machine, probing the dazzlingly complicated finances behind the hits and flops, while he answers a surprisingly difficult question: How do the studiosmake their money? We also learn: + How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ... + Why stars do--or don't do-- their own stunts ... + The future of Netflix: Why the next big thing now seems in such deep trouble... + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman's right knee... + How Hollywood manipulates Wall Street: including the story of the acquisition of MGM... wherein a consortium of banks and hedge funds lost some $5 billion... while Hollywood made millions. + Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius... + The fate of serious fare: How HBO, AMC, and Showtime have found ways to make money offer adult drama, while the Hollywood studios prefer to cater to teen audiences. + Why Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is considered a masterpiece of financing ...

In this unprecedented, all-encompassing, and thoroughly entertaining account of the movie business, acclaimed writer Edward Jay Epstein reveals the real magic behind how the studios make their money.Epstein shows that in Hollywood, the only art that matters is the art of the Major films turn huge profits not from the movies themselves but through myriad other enterprises, from video-game spin-offs and soundtracks to fast-food tie-ins, and even theme-park rides. The studios may compete for stars and Oscars, but their corporate parents view wth one another in less glamorous markets such as cable, home video, and pay-TV.Money, though, is only a small part of the Hollywood story; the social and political milieus–power, prestige, and status–tell the rest. Alongside its remarkable financial revelations and incisive profiles of the pioneers who helped build Hollywood, The Big Picture is filled with eye-opening insider stories. If you are interested in Hollywood today and the complex and fascinating way it has evolved in order to survive, you haven’ t seen the big picture until you’ve read The Big Picture .

Some accuse Epstein of being a conspiracist, but that is incorrect. He is a puzzle solver. Instead of accepting the received wisdom, he searches for the missing pieces of the picture, such as the autopsy photographs of President John F. Kennedy that were kept from the investigation conducted by the Warren Commission. Finding suppressed or overlooked evidence may result in overturning an established narrative, as happened with the publication of  Inquest , Epstein’s book about the official probe into the JFK assassination. But that is very different from looking for a conspiracy. Sometimes, Epstein’s work has in fact uncovered a deep conspiracy, as with the world diamond cartel. Other times, it has discredited belief in a conspiracy, as when he delved into the murders of numerous Black Panthers. After his findings were published in the  New Yorker , newspapers including the  Washington Post  and the  Los Angeles Times  issued editorial apologies for their own reporting on the murders, which had suggested that an FBI conspiracy was behind them.Epstein’s primary interest has never been to advance an agenda, but rather to spot gaps in the conventional narrative and fill them in.  Assume Nothing  is the story of a lifelong quest for missing puzzle pieces, and also a story of self-actualization. 

"A biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. This book succeeds in finally breaking the legend created for Oswald. It begins by revealing an incredible series of contacts between rival intelligence officers concerning the JFK assassination and culminates in a series of events that turn the CIA inside out. Investigative author Edward Jay Epstein managed to obtain Oswald's address book and interview more than 150 people who knew him." -- Barnes & Noble

In 2008, the world's economy was nearly destroyed. Was this the work of a giant conspiracy of the new political-financial complex? Who rules the world of money? Edward Jay Epstein investigates the strange, perverse universe of money, greed, and power in six original essays. In exploring the demons and demonology of high finance, Epstein paid a visit to the inner sanctum of the secretive Bank of International Settlements, visited the gold vault at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, attended Mike Milken's junk bond conference and Bungalow Eight party, and gained access to the trading floor at Lehman and Goldman. In this extraordinary book, we learn about: + Goldman Sach's role in the great credit bubble of 2008 ...+ How Mike Milken forever changed the financial landscape ...+ How the Swiss Gnomes in Basel run a money club for Central bankers...+ How the Pied Piper of Yale revolutionized endowment funds...+ Why The United States may become the next Japan.+ Why Hollywood sees Wall Street as evil.+ The Sham Prosecution of Steven A. Cohen..

Meticulous and devastating... Mr. Epstein is a formidable investigative journalist and his quarry is worthy of his talents. He has unearthed many new details and assembles them, with the publicly known information, into a coherent and largely damning account... Nobody reading this book will easily retain faith in the Hollywood fable of Mr Snowden's bravery and brilliance. -The Economist Gripping and devastatingly even-handed... Epstein's revelations hit hard and don't stop. -The Washington Post Epstein reminds readers of one unsettling detail after another from the Snowden story, details that tend to get airbrushed from more celebratory accounts. The popular characterization of Snowden-as an idealist motivated by patriotism even at great personal risk- takes an unrecoverable pounding in these pages... Against the simplistic Hollywood narrative of a lone hero 'speaking truth to power,' How America Lost Its Secrets now poses an indispensable counterpoint. -Christian Science Monitor Mr. Epstein shows that much in Mr. Snowden's story simply does not add up... The picture [of Snowden] that emerges is of an odd, deeply resentful young man motivated less by high moral purpose than personal revenge. -The Wall Street Journal Vivid... Epstein not only exposes Snowden as a callow self-aggrandizer who, in the interests of his own liberal virtue, has made a Faustian deal, but the media as his protector. -USA Today [Epstein's] narrative is immensely readable and carries with it the dark sense of inevitability that flavors all good spy stories. -BookPage Powerful and convincing. -The Hollywood Reporter Epstein is credentialed. Experienced... An enemy of inconsistency... With meticulous research and great attention to detail, he has created a portrayal of glaring inconsistencies and gaps that have largely been unexplored by what should be an inquiring press. -The Cipher Brief In addition to giving a full and nuanced portrait of the man himself, Epstein details the shattering impact Snowden's theft and famous June 9, 2013, video announcement has had on the agency and the intelligence community worldwide. A riveting and informative work for both Snowden watchers and espionage buffs. -Booklist starred review Nuanced... A wild and harrowing detective story and impressively evenhanded portrait of a very sticky case. -Kirkus starred review With exactness and authority, Edward Jay Epstein exposes the hoaxes that continue to ennoble Edward Snowden. Whatever patriotic service he performed, Snowden purposefully and fatefully compromised our nation's security, to the eventual benefit of his friends and protectors in Russia. Epstein understands and explains it all expertly, with a spymaster's respect for mystery as well as fact. -Sean Wilentz, author, The Politicians and the Egalitarians Ed Epstein's startling, powerfully argued book on the Edward Snowden affair is a true game changer. One of the great investigative journalists of our time, Epstein has laid down a powerful challenge to the common view, embraced by much of the press and by Hollywood, of Snowden as a civil rights hero. He asks the questions others haven't asked, and he provides disturbing answers that his just-the-facts-ma'am approach makes it impossible to ignore. -Richard Bernstein, coauthor, The Coming Conflict with China How America Lost Its Secrets reads like a thriller, yet poses the most critical public policy question of the modern era: Can we maintain a robust democracy while still protecting our interests and our citizens in an increasingly dangerous world? -Randall Rothenberg, former CMO, Booz Allen Hamilton

Co dnes živí velká hollywoodská studia? Už to nejsou jen tržby z pokladen kin, ale především prodej autorských práv, která je možno odkoupit. Příjmy tak plynou z prodeje licencí na DVD a práva na televizní vysílání až po výrobu figurek filmových hrdinů. Současný Hollywood není jen o umění, jde především o byznys. Jeho lesk, úspěch a bohatství nevzniká ve filmových ateliérech, ale na tichých schůzkách filmových producentů s agenty herců, zástupci multiplexů a výrobci občerstvení. Novinář Edward J. Epstein ve své knize odkrývá původ ohromných příjmů hollywoodských studií a odpovídá na otázky, které si možná občas klade každý, byť sváteční, návštěvník kina. Jak vypadá smlouva pro hereckou hvězdu? Znamená sex ve filmu výhodu nebo spíš problém? Proč má většina kinosálů méně než 300 křesel? Speciální kapitola je věnována produkci nezávislých filmů, která mj. přináší i několik rad jak nezávislý film financovat.