FDR and the News Media

FDR and the News Media
ISBN-10
0252016726
ISBN-13
9780252016721
Category
Government and the press
Pages
276
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Betty Houchin Winfield

Description

Betty Houchin Winfield explores Franklin Delano Roosevelt's adroit handling of the media within the classic conflict between confidentiality and openness in a democratic society. She explains how Roosevelt's manipulation of the press and public opinion changed as his administration's focus shifted from economic to military crises.Betty Houchin ......

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