Strout examines how the "Christian Science Monitor, " a highly influential newspaper of the era, covered Joseph R. McCarthy and McCarthyism from the Senator's Lincoln Day speech in February 1950 through his censure in December 1954. Through his in-depth examination of the "Monitor's" interoffice communications, Strout examines how the "Monitor's" coverage compared with other elite and popular press newspapers and how the pressures associated with McCarthyism affected individuals at the "Monitor."
An extensive review of the "Monitor"'s editorials and news articles suggests that it was...
Strout examines how the "Christian Science Monitor, " a highly influential newspaper of the era, covered Joseph R. McCarthy and McCarthyism from th...
