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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Bibliographic Details
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

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Challenging the memories
Building a city of gentlemen
The newsmen's wartime networks
Responsible reporters and the exclusive information economy
The gentlemen of the postwar press
Battling the "residue of isolation"
Covering imperialism in the postwar world
The breakdown begins
Conclusion. Disruption and continuity.