The columnist: leaks, lies, and libel in Drew Pearson's Washington
"In the Washington Merry-Go-Round, a nationally syndicated newspaper column that appeared in hundreds of papers from 1932 to 1969, as well as on weekly radio and television programs, the investigative journalist Drew Pearson revealed news that public officials tried to suppress. He disclosed po...
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Zusammenfassung: | "In the Washington Merry-Go-Round, a nationally syndicated newspaper column that appeared in hundreds of papers from 1932 to 1969, as well as on weekly radio and television programs, the investigative journalist Drew Pearson revealed news that public officials tried to suppress. He disclosed policy disputes and political spats, exposed corruption, attacked bigotry, and promoted social justice. He pumped up some political careers and destroyed others. Presidents, prime ministers, and members of Congress repeatedly called him a liar, and he was sued for libel more often than any other journalist, but he won most of his cases by proving the accuracy of his charges. Pearson dismissed most official news as propaganda and devoted his column to reporting what officials were doing behind closed doors. He broke secrets-even in wartime-and revealed classified information. Fellow journalists credited him with knowing more dirt about more people in Washington than even the FBI and compared his efforts to Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon Papers or Edward Snowden with WikiLeaks, except that he did it daily. The Columnist examines how Pearson managed to uncover secrets so successfully and why government efforts to find his sources proved so unsuccessful. Drawing on a half century of archival evidence it assesses his contributions as a muckraker by verifying or refuting both his accusations and his accusers"-- |
Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Beschreibung: | xi, 367 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm |
ISBN: | 9780190067588 |
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520 | 3 | |a "In the Washington Merry-Go-Round, a nationally syndicated newspaper column that appeared in hundreds of papers from 1932 to 1969, as well as on weekly radio and television programs, the investigative journalist Drew Pearson revealed news that public officials tried to suppress. He disclosed policy disputes and political spats, exposed corruption, attacked bigotry, and promoted social justice. He pumped up some political careers and destroyed others. Presidents, prime ministers, and members of Congress repeatedly called him a liar, and he was sued for libel more often than any other journalist, but he won most of his cases by proving the accuracy of his charges. Pearson dismissed most official news as propaganda and devoted his column to reporting what officials were doing behind closed doors. He broke secrets-even in wartime-and revealed classified information. Fellow journalists credited him with knowing more dirt about more people in Washington than even the FBI and compared his efforts to Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon Papers or Edward Snowden with WikiLeaks, except that he did it daily. The Columnist examines how Pearson managed to uncover secrets so successfully and why government efforts to find his sources proved so unsuccessful. Drawing on a half century of archival evidence it assesses his contributions as a muckraker by verifying or refuting both his accusations and his accusers"-- | |
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adam_text | CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Man Who Broke Secrets i. Launching the Column 2. 3. Nothing to Fear 17 37 Breaking Secrets in Wartime 4. 5. 6. Drew Pearson’s Leg Men Just Mild about Harry 107 Battling McCarthyism 8. Disliking Ike 59 89 The Case against Congress 7. 129 149 181 9. Between Kennedy and Khrushchev ю. ii. Lyndons Lackey? 203 229 Prisoner of the “Merry-Go-Round” Epilogue: A Muckraker’s Legacy vii I 271 257
ѵш CONTENTS А Note on Sources Notes 281 Bibliography Index 277 355 339
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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Man Who Broke Secrets i. Launching the Column 2. 3. Nothing to Fear 17 37 Breaking Secrets in Wartime 4. 5. 6. Drew Pearson’s Leg Men Just Mild about Harry 107 Battling McCarthyism 8. Disliking Ike 59 89 The Case against Congress 7. 129 149 181 9. Between Kennedy and Khrushchev ю. ii. Lyndons Lackey? 203 229 Prisoner of the “Merry-Go-Round” Epilogue: A Muckraker’s Legacy vii I 271 257
ѵш CONTENTS А Note on Sources Notes 281 Bibliography Index 277 355 339 |
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spelling | Ritchie, Donald A. 1945- Verfasser (DE-588)135791227 aut The columnist leaks, lies, and libel in Drew Pearson's Washington Donald A. Ritchie New York, NY Oxford University Press [2021] © 2021 xi, 367 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: the man who broke secrets -- Launching the column -- Nothing to fear -- Breaking secrets in wartime -- Drew Pearson's leg men -- Just mild about Harry -- The case against Congress -- Battling McCarthyism -- Disliking Ike -- Between Kennedy and Khrushchev -- Lyndon's lackey? -- Prisoner of the merry-go-round -- Epilogue: a muckraker's legacy "In the Washington Merry-Go-Round, a nationally syndicated newspaper column that appeared in hundreds of papers from 1932 to 1969, as well as on weekly radio and television programs, the investigative journalist Drew Pearson revealed news that public officials tried to suppress. He disclosed policy disputes and political spats, exposed corruption, attacked bigotry, and promoted social justice. He pumped up some political careers and destroyed others. Presidents, prime ministers, and members of Congress repeatedly called him a liar, and he was sued for libel more often than any other journalist, but he won most of his cases by proving the accuracy of his charges. Pearson dismissed most official news as propaganda and devoted his column to reporting what officials were doing behind closed doors. He broke secrets-even in wartime-and revealed classified information. Fellow journalists credited him with knowing more dirt about more people in Washington than even the FBI and compared his efforts to Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon Papers or Edward Snowden with WikiLeaks, except that he did it daily. The Columnist examines how Pearson managed to uncover secrets so successfully and why government efforts to find his sources proved so unsuccessful. Drawing on a half century of archival evidence it assesses his contributions as a muckraker by verifying or refuting both his accusations and his accusers"-- Pearson, Drew 1897-1969 (DE-588)174105797 gnd rswk-swf Pearson, Drew / 1897-1969 Journalists / United States / Biography United States / Politics and government / 20th century Journalists Politics and government United States 1900-1999 Biographies (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Pearson, Drew 1897-1969 (DE-588)174105797 p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-0-19-006761-8 (DE-604)BV047326475 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB 978-0-19-006760-1 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=033038367&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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