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UNINA9910961093503321 |
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Autore |
Alwood Edward |
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Titolo |
Dark days in the newsroom : McCarthyism aimed at the press / / Edward Alwood |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007 |
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9786611151249 |
9781281151247 |
1281151246 |
9781592133437 |
1592133436 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anti-communist movements - United States - History - 20th century |
Journalists - United States - History - 20th century |
Journalists - United States - Political activity - History - 20th century |
Press and politics - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Politics and government 1945-1953 |
United States Politics and government 1953-1961 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-194) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Awakening the Newsroom; CHAPTER TWO The Politics of Anticommunism; CHAPTER THREE Prelude to an Investigation; CHAPTER FOUR Reds in the Newsroom; CHAPTER FIVE The Specter of McCarthy; CHAPTER SIX Dark Clouds over the Newsroom; CHAPTER SEVEN The Investigation; CHAPTER EIGHT Deeper Trouble; CHAPTER NINE Journalists and the First Amendment; CHAPTER TEN Living with the Legacy; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 1950's. Edward Alwood, a former news correspondent describes this remarkable story of conflict, principle, and personal sacrifice with |
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