My Times in Black and White

Race and Power at the New York Times

Gerald M. Boyd, Robin D. Stone

• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9781556529528
• eBook ISBN:
  9781569765586
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: African American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

"An inspiring and riveting tale." —Patrik Henry Bass, Senior Editor, Essence
 
After a career of many firsts, journalist Gerald Boyd became the first black managing editor of the New York Times. But the dream ended abruptly with Boyd's forced resignation in the wake of scandal over Jayson Blair, a reporter who had plagiarized and fabricated news stories.
 
A rare inside view of power and behind-the-scenes politics at the nation's premier newspaper, My Times in Black and White is the inspirational tale of a man who rose from urban poverty to the top of his field, struggling against whitedominated media, tearing down racial barriers, and all the while documenting the most extraordinary events of the latter twentieth century.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Prologue: “This Is Really Hard”
• 1. Loss and Love
• 2. Seeds of Ambition
• 3. From Uganda X to Cub Reporter
• 4. Growing but Restless
• 5. Fresh Starts
• 6. D.c. Grind
• 7. Fast tracked
• 8. My Times
• 9. Shifting Priorities and Alliances
• 10. Joy and Heartbreak
• 11. The Outsiders
• 12. The Greatest Story
• 13. Managing up, Managing Down
• 14. The Makings of a Scandal
• 15. Inquisition
• 16. Free Fall
• 17. A Time for Good-byes
• Afterword by Robin D. Stone
• Postscript
• Contributors
• Index