McCarthyism and New York's Hearst Press: A Study of Roles in the Witch Hunt
McCarthyism and New York's Hearst Press: A Study of Roles in the Witch Hunt By Jim Tuck
1995 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0819198773 | PDF | 9 MB
1995 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0819198773 | PDF | 9 MB
This hard-hitting, meticulously researched study provides an in-depth analysis of the bizarre relationship between Senator Joe McCarthy and the Hearst press from 1942-57. Concentrating on the Journal-American and the Mirror in New York, Tuck looks deep into the center of the controversy and arrives at some surprising conclusions. Contents: The Cold War Within the Hot Water: Hearst as Pioneer; Pre-McCarthy McCarthyism: The Hearst Press and Parnell Thomas; The Hiss Case and the Mindszenty Trial; 1950: The Alliance Forms; 1951-52: The Alliance at High Noon; 1953: The Alliance Cracks; 1954: Fragmentation; 1955-57: The Reign of Silence; Epilogue: McCarthy as Redbaiter An Inquiry.