The Powers That Be is a 1979 book by David Halberstam about the American media. It focuses on: CBS The New York Times The Los Angeles Times The Washington Post Time Critical reception The Globe and Mail wrote: "The trouble is that the Halberstam of Vietnam, and of The Best and the Brightest, has become David Halberstam: institution, and like others who take themselves too seriously, his prose suffers." References External links 1979 non-fiction books Alfred A. Knopf books Books about the Watergate scandal Books about the media Books about journalism Books by David Halberstam