{"product_id":"political-godmother-nackey-scripps-loeb-and-the-newspaper-that-shook-the-republican-party-9781640121935","title":"Political Godmother: Nackey Scripps Loeb and the Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn underacknowledged newspaper publisher and conservative activist receives her biographical due.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating look at power politics in action, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how one woman ignited conservatism's transformation of the contemporary Republican Party.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewspaper publisher and GOP kingmaker Nackey Scripps Loeb headed the Union Leader Corporation, one of the most unusual--and influential--local newspaper companies in the United States. Her unapologetic conservatism and powerful perch in the home of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary elicited fear and respect while her leadership of New Hampshire's \u003ci\u003eUnion Leader\u003c\/i\u003e gave her an outsized role in American politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Heckman looks at Loeb's rough-and-tumble political life against the backdrop of the right-wing media landscape of the late twentieth century. Heckman reveals Loeb as a force of nature, more than willing to wield her tremendous clout and able to convince the likes of Pat Buchanan to challenge a sitting president. Although Loeb initially had no interest in the newspaper business, she eventually penned more than a thousand front-page editorials, drew political cartoons, and became a regular on C-SPAN. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Heckman\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University, Boston. She worked as a reporter and editor for the \u003ci\u003eConcord \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(NH) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e for more than a decade. Her recent work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedia Report to Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874254590226,"sku":"9781640121935","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d219a4f0-da83-44bd-b30e-3f43592e7428.jpg?v=1737988003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/political-godmother-nackey-scripps-loeb-and-the-newspaper-that-shook-the-republican-party-9781640121935","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}