Getting the Story Right: Reader Critiques of “The Last Days of Joe McCarthy”

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Abstract

The conservative critique of mainstream media that has fed increasing levels of media distrust originated in anti-communist publications in the 1930s and was cultivated by various interests on the right over the next two decades. National Review was an influential purveyor of this critique in the late 1950s and used the publication of “The Last Days of Joe McCarthy” by political journalist Richard Rovere in 1958 to highlight it. An analysis of reader responses to Rovere’s article reveals that this conservative media critique resonated with many on the right and provides evidence that National Review had begun to establish itself among conservatives as a trustworthy alternative to the mainstream media.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)471-492
Number of pages22
JournalAmerican Journalism
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

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