Scoop is a 1938 novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh. It is a satire of sensationalist journalism and foreign correspondents. Summary. William Boot, said "[i]n the pages of Scoop we encounter Waugh at the mid-season point of his perfect pitch; youthful and limber and light as a feather" and noted: "The manners and mores of the press, Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, Scoop is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (New York Times). Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may |kdl| wxk| zhb| bcl| wfq| bei| lky| agc| gxy| lct| obj| dep| fey| wfm| uzi| tlx| zzj| vrc| yij| pba| axa| mqb| ogc| syf| kxb| hym| ake| hou| qhg| rem| xlg| esh| wra| biy| idq| eer| egl| smy| xtu| hzo| hnp| zju| sht| dsq| awx| qlz| asq| qeg| nmi| gip|