Cold War, cool medium

By Thomas Patrick Doherty

Subjects: Mccarthy, joseph, 1908-1957, U.s. politics & government - 1952-1961, Politics and government, 20th century american history - social aspects - post world war ii, Television and politics--history, Mccarthy, joseph , 1908-1957, Television broadcasting of news--united states--history, Television broadcasting of news--history, Anti-communist movements--united states--history, Television and politics, Cold war--social aspects, Broadcasting & media industries - new, Pn1992.6 .d64 2003, Cold war--social aspects--united states, Television and politics--united states--history, Television broadcasting of news, 20th century american history - cold war, U.s. politics & government - 1945 - 1989, Cold War, Social life and customs, History, The united states senate, Anti-communist movements, 791.45/658, Anti-communist movements--history, United states, politics and government, 20th century

Description: "Conventional wisdom holds that television was a coconspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, that it was a facilitator to the blacklist and handmaiden to McCarthyism. But Thomas Doherty argues that, through the influence of television, America actually became a more open and tolerant place. Although many books have been written about this period, Cold War, Cool Medium is the only one to examine it through the lens of television programming."--Jacket.