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Dark Days in the Newsroom

- McCarthyism Aimed at the Press

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  • Engelsk
  • 201 sider

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Dark Days in the Newsroom traces how journalists became radicalized during the Depression era, only to become targets of Senator Joseph McCarthy and like-minded anti-Communist crusaders during the 1950s. Edward Alwood, a former news correspondent describes this remarkable story of conflict, principle, and personal sacrifice with noticeable (r)lan. He shows how McCarthy's minions pried inside newsrooms thought to be sacrosanct under the First Amendment, and details how journalists mounted a heroic defense of freedom of the press while others secretly enlisted in the government's anti-communist crusade.Relying on previously undisclosed documents from FBI files, along with personal interviews, Alwood provides a richly informed commentary on one of the most significant moments in the history of American journalism. Arguing that the experiences of the McCarthy years profoundly influenced the practice of journalism, he shows how many of the issues faced by journalists in the 1950s prefigure today's conflicts over the right of journalists to protect their sources.

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal201
  • Udgivelsesdato01-06-2007
  • ISBN139781592133413
  • Forlag Temple University Press
  • FormatHardback
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  • Vægt353 g
  • Dybde1,9 cm
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    10 cm
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    14,8 cm
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