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Covering McCarthyism How the Christian Science Monitor Handled Joseph R. McCarthy, 1950-1954
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Lawrence N. Strout
ISBN: 0-313-31091-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31091-1
200 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/1999
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: 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.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Introduction
    1950: McCarthyism Begins
    1951: McCarthy's Character Assassinations
    1952: McCarthy in the National Spotlight
    1953: McCarthy versus the Press and the Eisenhower Administration
    1954: McCarthy's Demise
    The Legacy: The Monitor and McCarthy
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: LAWRENCE N. STROUT is Gibbons Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Mississippi University for Women. Professor Strout was a broadcast journalist, 1975-1989, prior to his career as a teacher and researcher concentrating on broadcast and print journalism. His essays on American journalism history have appeared as book chapters as well as articles in Journal of American Culture and Media History Digest.
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