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Secrets of Victory
Michael S. Sweeney
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Description for Secrets of Victory
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; GTC; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
During 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. In January 1942, censorship codebooks were distributed to all American newspapers, magazines and radio stations with the request that journalists adhere to the guidelines within. Remarkably, over the course of the war no print journalist, and only one radio journalist ever deliberately violated the censorship code after being informed of its intent. ""Secrets of Victory"" examines the World War II censorship programme and analyzes the reasons for its success. Using archival sources, including the ... Read more
During 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. In January 1942, censorship codebooks were distributed to all American newspapers, magazines and radio stations with the request that journalists adhere to the guidelines within. Remarkably, over the course of the war no print journalist, and only one radio journalist ever deliberately violated the censorship code after being informed of its intent. ""Secrets of Victory"" examines the World War II censorship programme and analyzes the reasons for its success. Using archival sources, including the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807849149
SKU
V9780807849149
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About Michael S. Sweeney
A former reporter and editor, Michael S. Sweeney is assistant professor of communication at Utah State University in Logan.
Reviews for Secrets of Victory
"A highly readable book on an important and timely subject. Secrets of Victory is simply the best work I have read on the censorship of American newspapers and radio during World War II." - Stephen Vaughn; University of Wisconsin-Madison"