Joe McCarthy and the Press examined by Edwin R. Bayley
A detailed study of how American journalism covered McCarthyism. Bayley, a veteran journalist and scholar, argues press timidity and pressure helped enable McCarthy's excesses. The book analyzes coverage from newspapers and networks, cites editors like John B. Oakes, and notes TV's Murrow program impact.
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Joe McCarthy
Edwin R. Bayley
University of Wisconsin Press
Joseph R. McCarthy
America
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal
University of California
Berkeley
Bayley
Edward R. Murrow
Eric Severeid
Elmer Davis
Martin Agronsky
Murrow
Alan Barth
Washington Post
New York Times
Jack Gould
Times
John B. Oakes
Herbert Mitgang
Book Lists and New Reading
A review surveys recent genre and literary titles. Steven Gilbar’s The Book Book ties lists to reading culture, while Bantam’s Doc Savage run and new short story collections from Doubleday, along with pop history Great Expectations by Landon Jones, shape current tastes and nostalgia.
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Doc Savage
Bantam
Kenneth Robeson
Lester Dent
Savage
Doc
Indiana Jones
Steven Spielberg
Robeson
Landon Y. Jones
Ballantine
Jones
Troy Donahue
Luther Professor Publishes Dickens Study from Luther College
Luther College English professor Harland Nelson publishes Charles Dickens in the Twayne English Author Series with G K Hall Boston. The book sketches Dickens temperament and method, reviews Bleak House, and notes his serial publication approach. Nelson’s career includes lecturing at Missouri Connecticut Bergen Innsbruck and authorship on Dickens and other writers.
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Charles Dickens
Harland Nelson
Luther College
G.K. Hall & Co
Boston
Nelson
Luther
University of Missouri
University of Connecticut
University of Bergen
Norway
University of Innsbruck
Austria
Dickens
Joseph Conrad
Stephen Crane
John Updike
Soaps adapt to social change in the 1970s
An expert notes that soap operas began reflecting women’s careers and motherhood conflicts, rising mental health issues, and traditional sexuality. Taboo topics like homosexuality remain rarely explored, while soap sexy levels are debated as not clearly higher than prime time. Funding for research is limited.
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Romner
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Procter & Gamble
Best selling fiction lineup with varied themes
A list of top fiction titles with authors publishers and prices. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving follows an eccentric family in hotels abroad. Cujo by Stephen King features monsters haunting a New York family in Maine. The Cardinal Sins follows two Chicago priests amid triumphs and tragedies.
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New Hampshire
John Irving
Dutton
Henry Robbins
Berrys
Coleen McCullough
Harper & Row
Stephen King
Viking
New York
Maine
Noble House
James Clavell Delacorte
Hong Kong
Howard Fast
Houghton Mifflin
Lavette
Andrew M. Greeley
Warner Bernard Geis
Chicago
Thomashave mass appeal and the art of being understood
The piece discusses author Thomasa aims for broad mass appeal versus seeing a split between art and mass audiences. It notes Ashley neighbors may not grasp her stories and argues a truly good story should appeal to all levels. The excerpt references John Updike's Rabbit Is Rich with a $13.95 price. Harry Angstrom returns as a mature, restless figure amid U.S. Army exposure to an atomic blast in Nevada.
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Charles L. Grant
Chelsea Quinn Yarro
Ashley
John Updike Knopf
Harry Angstrom
Nevada
New York Times
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Steven Gilbar
St. Martin's
Doubleday
Stuart David Schiff
Ed Gorman
Arthur Boullette
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rouner
Lawrence Sanders
Putnam's
Edward X. Delaney
Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith
Random House
Moscow
Paul Erdman
Simon & Schuster
U.S. and World News Daily
Sports Forum
Cra Ee Aittershee Syonis Cone
Five Seasons Center
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Frank Productions
Moehrmann /Malone Music Co
Chuck Mangione
Hancher Iowa
Hancher
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Edward Villella
Heather Watts
Patricia McBride
Violette Verdy
Carla Fracci
George Balanchine
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