Quotes
“The raw emotion he brings to his battle against Gannett makes The Chain Gang affecting as well as informative.”
New York Times Book Review
“McCord has done something marvelous…He’s taken a deeply disturbing nationwide trend and put it on a small Midwestern stage with real characters. [This] message needs to be heard by as many Americans as read newspapers.”
Vanity Fair
“A devastating pattern of corporate sleaze…There is no question that McCord has the goods on Gannett, and he is one of the few journalists in America bold enough to reveal them.”
Newsday
“Nearly impossible to put down.”
Publishers Weekly
“A mind-boggling exposé.”
Booklist (starred review)
“Reads like a well-written suspense story with an uncertain conclusion.”
Library Journal
“Blows the lid off of one of modern journalism’s major scandals…a much needed wake-up call for the general public.”
Midwest Book Review
“Blends detective story, drama, and strong research to create a riveting newspaper yarn…For a firsthand look at how media corporations decimate the local newspapers that once reflected a town’s character, this book could become a standard.”
Kirkus Reviews