Mike Amor’s upcoming title News Cowboys will take readers behind the scenes of international breaking news, through the eyes of a leading Foreign Correspondent.
News cowboys – it was the nickname the reporters and camerapeople at Seven Network’s Los Angeles bureau jokingly gave themselves as they headed off on assignments, not knowing what to expect and often unprepared for what they found.
For 18 years Mike Amor was one of those journalists. He was on the ground during 9/11 and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He reported on mass shootings from Port Arthur to Sandy Hook, covered the earthquake in Haiti and the astonishing rescue of a little girl named Winnie, investigated Mexican drug cartels, came under fire in Gaza – and much more.
News Cowboys is a brave, moving and thought-provoking book. To read it is to see the world differently and to understand the high price paid by those who will stop at nothing to tell the truth.
‘For anyone who follows the news, this book is a must-read.’ SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE
‘TV news is a craft like no other, and Mike Amor is undoubtedly its master.’ SHARNELLE VELLA
‘Mike Amor … the reporter’s reporter I always wanted to be.’ LARRY EMDUR
News Cowboys is available for pre-order now.