Breaking News: A Novel (Harvest Book)

Anchorman Grant Munro is at the pinnacle of a brilliant career. Covering every story from the Kennedy assassination to the Clinton sex scandals, Munro has won the admiration and trust of millions of television viewers. About to turn sixty, Munro suddenly feels threatened when a handsome and much younger colleague with little experience vies for his anchor post. Dragged into a media circus where tabloid values are fast becoming staples of the nightly news, Munro must negotiate a minefield of scheming, betrayal, and greed to hold on to the job and values he prizes. Bestselling author Robert MacNeil, whose two previous novels have been published to great acclaim, here turns his wit and acuity onto his home turf in an up-to-the-minute take on an industry that affects the lives of all Americans.