Boys on the Bus

Boys on the Bus (1973) is author Tim Crouse's seminal non-fiction book detailing life on the road for reporters covering the 1972 United States presidential campaign.

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1973 - Tim Crouse - 1972 - United States

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The book was one of the first treatises on pack journalism ever to be published, following in the foosteps of Gay Talese's 1969 "fly on the wall" look into the New York Times called The Kingdom and the Power.

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Pack journalism - Gay Talese - 1969 - New York Times

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Boys on the Bus evolved out of several articles Crouse had written for Rolling Stone. When released, the book became a best-seller and is still in print today. Several very recognizable reporters, whose bylines can still be seen today, are at turns critiqued, lampooned and glorified within the book, including R.W. "Johnny" Apple, Robert Novak, Haynes Johnson, Hunter S. Thompson and Jules Witcover, not to mention the politicians they were covering: Richard M. Nixon and George McGovern.

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Rolling Stone - R.W. "Johnny" Apple - Robert Novak - Haynes Johnson - Hunter S. Thompson - Jules Witcover - Richard M. Nixon - George McGovern

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At the time, there were virtually no women reporters covering politics for the national media — a state of affairs that has changed considerably. In 2000, Associated Press reporter Beth Harpaz wrote a book detailing her experiences covering Hillary Clinton's campaign for the U.S. Senate entitled Girls in the Van, a takeoff on Crouse's book title.

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2000 - Associated Press - Beth Harpaz - Hillary Clinton - U.S. Senate - Girls in the Van

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