Bob Jones, a reporter for more than 50 years in both print and broadcast, local and in many foreign settings, tells a story of truths, lies, deceits, omissions, sins and occasional redemption in a lifetime of journalism. Currently a newspaper columnist, Jones has a large store of fascinating tales from the trenches of newsrooms in America and while working in what most Americans think to be the romantic life of a foreign correspondent. He can be as complimentary as he is critical. His stories may inspire some young journalists - or cause them to go off in search of alternative employment. REPORTER is a valuable piece of history of American journalism from the 1950s to the present.