Chapter 1 Prologue: A Dangerous New Season Chapter 2 The Canyon of Distrust Part 3 Part One: Origins and Causes Chapter 4 From Benchley to Brill, Luce to Levin Chapter 5 Dan Quayle Meet Hillary Clinton Chapter 6 The Girl from Yesterday Chapter 7 The Public Service Quotient Part 8 Part Two: Unintended Consequences Chapter 9 The "Ride-Along" Chapter 10 A Fine Day for the Government Chapter 11 "Hello, Houston. We Have a Problem" Chapter 12 The Credibility Breakfast

Bruce W. Sanford, a partner with the law firm of Baker & Hostetler in Washington, D.C., is one of the most accomplished press lawyers in the United States. The National Law Journal lists him as one of the nation's one hundred most influential lawyers.

Sanford has transformed the often plodding art of media criticism into something resembling fun.--Mark Jurkowitz, "The Boston Globe"