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Covering McCarthyism: How the Christian Science Monitor Handled Joseph R. McCarthy, 1950-1954

by Lawrence N. Strout. 180 pgs.

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Table of contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Joseph R. McCarthy and McCarthyism xii
Christian Science Monitor xiii
Richard L. Strout xvii
1. 1950: McCarthyism Begins 1
Prelude to McCarthyism 1
The Monitor's Pre-McCarthy Cold War Coverage 5
McCarthy's Lincoln Day Speech 7
Tydings' Investigation 9
Reaction to the Tydings Report 18
Amerasia Controversy at the Monitor 20
Perspective on the Midterm Elections 22
Communism in America 25
Media Self-Critique 26
2. 1951: McCarthy's Character Assassinations 35
Another Anti-Communism Measure 35
Gillette Subcommittee Investigation 36
Benton Resolution 38
MacArthur, Marshall, Acheson, and Jessup 40
Republican Party Plans 45
Rosenberg Case 46
Media Self-Critique 46
3. 1952: McCarthy in the National Spotlight 53
Lattimore and the Loyalty Probes 53
McCarthyism: The Fight for America 57
1952 Elections 59
Benton Resolution Resolved 72
Letters to the Monitor 75
McCarthy's 1953 Strategy 77
Media Self-Critique 77
4. 1953: McCarthy versus the Press and the Eisenhower Administration 87
The Monitor Pressures Strout 87
The Monitor, McCarthy's Name, and the Term "McCarthyism" 92
Wechsler Case 92
Foreign Affairs 96
The Rosenbergs' Execution 106
Joseph C. Harsch vs. the Roman Catholic Church 107
Media Self-Critique 109
5. 1954: McCarthy's Demise 121
Prelude to Army-McCarthy 121
Army-McCarthy Hearings 125
Censure 131
Postcensure 135
McCarthy's Death 136
A Communist at the Monitor? 137
6. The Legacy: The Christian Science Monitor and Joseph R. McCarthy 147
Selected Bibliography 157
Books 157
Magazines and Newspaper Articles 160
Scholarly Articles 162
Dissertations and Master's Theses 163
Unpublished Letters, Memorandums, and Personal Communications 163
Index 167
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