'No reporter in the history of journalism has surpassed Bob Woodward's ability to produce a blockbuster book at the most opportune time,' Bill Carter writes for CNNBusiness Perspectives
Bill Carter, a media analyst for CNN, covered the television industry for The New York Times for 25 years, and has written four books on TV, including The Late Shift and The War for Late Night. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
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Woodward's latest,"Rage," may be his most potent yet, given the state of the country nearing one of the most consequential elections in American history. News is flying out of the pages of"Rage" in a torrent. And almost none of it can be dismissed by the Trump administration on the grounds of anonymous sourcing. Many people went on the record for Woodward's book.
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