American Journalism Review
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Carl Veno’s book, Invisible Ink, provides an insider’s view of the newspaper world for the duration of the author’s 25-years as a journalist and editor – at a time when major events were having dramatic affects on American society. Told in a no-nonsense matter-of-fact manner, the tales of experience are intermingled with the author’s family history, including the immigration of his Italian ancestors to America more than 125 years ago. Reminiscent moments distinctly disclose Carl’s fond memories of growing up and his youthful love of New York. Various newspaper readership “wars” were destructing and absorbing each other for the duration of an unbelievable age of modify and invention for the American people. Exciting and newsworthy issues including men and women learning to co-exist in the workplace, mobsters, racism, riots, war and space travel were fighting for newspaper space. Between all this the author reveals inner office politics within the industry. We all recognise from our own experience, divergences take place at places of employment – management issues, co-worker competition, etc. – and it is all here. Yet on top of this the reader is introduced to interesting and eccentric characters, perplexed work-related relationships and office love affairs. The epilogue closes nicely with the fate of a heap of of the newsprints brought up in the book. Prior to entering the world of journalism, Carl expended time as a barber, boxer and army trooper. Not including his free-lance work and lecturing, Veno was applied by eight newsprints (some of which won galore awards) and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for the duration of his career. Carl is now retired and capable to pursue his love of exercise through jogging and proceeds to write books. ISBN#: 1-4137-4881-3 |
