Barber Lionel - The Powerful And The Damned Private Diaries In Turbulent Times - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Extraordinary TONY Blair Riveting - Philippe Sands Brutal brilliant and scurrilously funny - MISH a Glenny The real scoop isn't on the front page As FT editor I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world each offering unique insights into high - level decision - making and political calculation often in moments of crisis. These diaries offer snapshots of leadership in an age of upheaval. Lionel Barber was Editor of the Financial Times for the tech boom the global financial crisis the rise of China Brexit and mainstream media's fight for survival in the age of fake news. In this unparalleled no - holds - barred diary of life behind the headlines he reveals the private meetings and exchanges with political leaders on the eve of referendums the conversations with billionaire bankers facing economic meltdown exchanges with Silicon Valley tech gurus and pleas from foreign emissaries desperate for inside knowledge all against the backdrop of a wildly shifting media landscape. The result is a fascinating - and at times scathing - portrait of power in our modern age; who has it what it takes and what drives the men and women with the world at their feet. Featuring close encounters with Trump Cameron Blair Putin Merkel and Mohammed Bin Salman and many more this is a rare portrait of the people who continue to shape our world and who quite literally make the news.
Title: The Powerful And The Damned Private Diaries In Turbulent Times
Author(s): Barber Lionel
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Barcode: 9780753558201
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 9/8/2021
Category: Press & Journalism