Praise for Up All Night

“This detailed account of the birth and life of live 24/7 coverage unfolds with great energy. It tells the story of how journalism was transformed by a cast of quirky and brilliant characters with lots of vision and hard work. This book shows how important it is to understand CNN's history and backstory to fully appreciate where we are today in cable news and fast journalism.”
journalist, CEO Soledad O’Brien Productions

“… an artful, anecdote-rich account of Mr. Turner and CNN.”
The Wall Street Journal

“…a breezy, tightly-written origin story.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A page-turning hybrid of biography, media analysis, and business history.”
Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Lisa Napoli is a journalist, broadcaster, and biographer whose work explores the people and cultural forces that shape modern media. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career in television and radio and went on to report for outlets including The New York Times, MSNBC, and the public radio program Marketplace, as well as KCRW. 
She is the author of several nonfiction books, including Radio Shangri-La, a memoir about helping launch a radio station in Bhutan; Ray & Joan, a biography of McDonald's figure Joan Kroc; Up All Night, a history of the early days of CNN; and Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie, which chronicles the pioneering women who helped build NPR.
Across her work, Napoli focuses on biography and narrative history, often examining the intersection of media, politics, and social change. She has covered a wide range of subjects throughout her career, from presidential campaigns to the emergence of the internet as a mass medium.

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