Press, Politics, and Publicity in Washington Review
A critical examination of the 1200-strong Washington press corps and how reporters, departments, and Congress shape public discourse. The book analyzes press conferences, hearings, leaks, and secrecy, noting both educational value and casual missteps in presidential publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Press Corps
Cater
House of Commons
Washington
Congress
Times
James Reston
Pentagon
James Hagerty
Porter
Catee
Nieman Reports
Deliver Herblock and the limits of public discourse
Cartoonist Herblock criticizes censorship while noting the Postmaster General and a broader press freedom challenge. The piece cites Carl Rowan’s memoir on race and a Tennessee bus incident, then shifts to press rights, security classifications, and Supreme Court rulings on due process. It closes with business leaders linking public schooling to industrial growth and desegregation debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl T. Rowan
Oberlin College
McMinnville
Tenn
Knoxville
Rowan
Dick Sanders
Sanders
Supreme Court
William L. Greene
Maryland
Navy
Greene
Axat Greene
Charles A. Taylor
United Auto Workers
Buffalo
Bell Aircraft
Taylor
Afl-Cio
J. Albert Weil
Thomas &. Harris
Dick Lipsite
Joe Raub
Uniss
Harry Golden
South
Chambers of Commerce
Harry
C. B. Newton, JR
Vice Pressident
C. B. Fleet Co
Lynchburg
Virginia
A .Ew
New South
Nashville Tennessean
Little Rock
Central High School
Everett Tucker, Jr
Dogs and guns free of charge on Arkansas rail line 1280s
In the 1280s the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in Arkansas advertised travelers could bring dogs and guns at no charge. The notice frames a rare historic policy claim as part of a regional transport promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
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Book Review
Walter Lippman
Justice Frankfurter
Southland
Betty and Paul Wright
Southland Florist
St. Paul St
Dial
Herblock
Sime
Hattiesburg’s Quality Department Store
Main
Newton, Kansas
Phc
James Rutchman
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