Washington DC on the Merry-Go-Round: Drew Pearson and the Expansion of Journalism in the Mid-Twentieth Century

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dc.contributor.advisorBrennan, Mary
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Clinton E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-23T17:31:26Z
dc.date.available2020-07-23T17:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.description.abstractIn the mid-twentieth century the investigative journalist Drew Pearson greatly expanded journalism by exposing the personal lives of public figures in Washington D.C. This paper traces Pearson’s attempts to apply this standard to three men, General Douglas A. MacArthur, Secretary James V. Forrestal, and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
dc.description.departmentHistory
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent79 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMoore, C. E. (2007). Washington DC on the merry-go-round: Drew Pearson and the expansion of journalism in the mid-twentieth century (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/12172
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectjournalistic ethics
dc.subjectWashington D.C.
dc.subjectpublic figures
dc.titleWashington DC on the Merry-Go-Round: Drew Pearson and the Expansion of Journalism in the Mid-Twentieth Century
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentHistory
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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