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City of newsmen : public lies and professional secrets in Cold War Washington /

Kathryn McGarr reveals how the Cold War consensus was deliberately created, shaped, maintained and protected by a coterie of influential journalists in Washington, D.C., who calculated what they would do (or not do) for sustained access to information. The compact among journalists, elected official...

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Main Author:	McGarr, Kathryn J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Foreign news > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century. Journalists > Washington (D.C.) Journalistic ethics > Washington (D.C.) Journalism > Objectivity > Washington (D.C.) Cold War > Press coverage > Washington (D.C.) Government and the press > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century. United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989 > Press coverage. 1900-1999

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