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Secrets of victory : the Office of Censorship and the American press and radio in World War II /

In World War II, the civilian Office of Censorship supervised a huge and surprisingly successful programme of news management: the voluntary self-censorship of the American press. This work examines that censorship programme, analyzing the reasons for its success, using archival sources.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sweeney, Michael S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2001]
Colección:UNC Press law publications.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Squarely in the lap of the Director of Censorship: The origins and scope of World War II censorship
  • 2. The censor has written me a very stern letter: Establishing voluntary censorship
  • 3. A miscellany of volunteer firemen: Censorship and the Army, the Navy, and the White House
  • 4. Umpires have called the game for reasons I cannot speak of: Radio censorship
  • 5. Pearson said he was going to tell things he could not write: Drew Pearson and his secrets
  • 6. The President Is making a trip: The press and the President's travels
  • 7. The highest considerations of national security: Military secrets and the end of censorship.