Keep in mind that in 1985, I had a potential readership of over 50 million Americans. At that time, a good portion of those were under 30.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had gone to all the big stories of the '80s, which was one of the most fertile times in American journalism, around the world and here as well.
When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.
It's been said that I am the most widely read writer of the 20th century. The number of books I've sold runs into untold millions.
Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world.
I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it.
One tends to overlook the fact that all during the 30's and actually during the late 40's I was a highly successful writer and a great many properties accumulated during that period of time.
Oh yes, my generation liked to be in some pain when they read. The harder it was, the more good we believed it was doing us.
Most people don't read editorial pages. I think I must have been 40 before I even looked at an editorial page.
To the best of my knowledge, my youngest reader is 10 and the oldest is 95.
My twenties were entirely taken up with literature. Entirely.
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