Kill the Editor

Watch the movies, and you either think newspaper editors are seedy or seductive—out to save the world or out to ruin it. Kill the Editor finally gives us the inside scoop, boldly going where no book has gone before—into the relationship between readers and editors. John R. Irby had an illustrious career as a newspaper editor, but the years included countless letters with the full gamut of emotions—and he collected them in these covers. A must-read for anyone desiring to learn more about the human psyche and the human plight.

"Informative, engaging, funny, stimulating, provocative, and, above all, illuminating about the wondrous profession that is journalism." -- Alex Tan, Director, Edward R Murrow School of Communication, Washington State University

"Irby’s book will delight and dismay both longtime newsroom residents and the readers who consume our pages daily. " -- Ken Robertson, Editor, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.

John Irby takes us into a world of journalism that is more fascinating than what we read in American newspapers." -- David Demers, Washington State University