U.S. Television News and Cold War Propaganda, 1947 1960 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521594158)

Television news and the Cold War grew simultaneously in the years following World War II, and their history is deeply intertwined. In order to guarantee sufficient resolve in the American public for a long term arms buildup, defense and security officials turned to the television networks. In need of access to official film and newsmakers to build themselves into serious news organizations, and anxious to prove their loyalty in the age of blacklisting, the network news divisions acted as unofficial state propagandists. This book analyzes the shocking extent of their collaboration.

Author: Nancy E. Bernhard, Bernhard Nancy
ISBN-10: 0521594154
ISBN-13: 9780521594158
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/28/1999
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.29w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 185