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Covering McCarthyism
Lawrence N. Strout
其他書名
How the Christian Science Monitor Handled Joseph R. McCarthy, 1950-1954
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
, 1999-09-30
主題
Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism
Business & Economics / General
Performing Arts / General
ISBN
0313002312
9780313002311
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OazOEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Strout examines how the
Christian Science Monitor,
a highly influential newspaper of the era, covered Joseph R. McCarthy and McCarthyism from the Senator's Lincoln Day speech in February 1950 through his censure in December 1954. Through his in-depth examination of the
Monitor's
interoffice communications, Strout examines how the
Monitor's
coverage compared with other elite and popular press newspapers and how the pressures associated with McCarthyism affected individuals at the
Monitor
.
An extensive review of the
Monitor
's editorials and news articles suggests that it was remarkably thorough and fair in its reporting, while still being outspoken, but responsible in its criticism. While many newspapers attacked McCarthy personally, the
Monitor
concentrated on the actions of the junior senator and the negative effects they were having at home and abroad. As Strout sees it, the
Monitor
served as a voice of moderation, while simultaneously being a persistent critic of McCarthy's tactics.