245 10 |a City of newsmen : |b public lies and professional secrets in Cold War Washington / |c Kathryn J. McGarr.

505 0_ |a Introduction. Challenging the memories -- Building a city of gentlemen -- The newsmen's wartime networks -- Responsible reporters and the exclusive information economy -- The gentlemen of the postwar press -- Battling the "residue of isolation" -- Covering imperialism in the postwar world -- The breakdown begins -- Conclusion. Disruption and continuity.

520 __ |a "Kathryn McGarr reveals how the Cold War consensus was deliberately created, shaped, maintained, and protected by a coterie of influential journalists in Washington, DC, who calculated what they would do (or not do) for sustained access to information. The compact among journalists, elected officials, and other government operatives constrained knowledge for everyone in a time when political insight was centrally controlled and defined. Yet these reporters, many of them outsiders from the Midwest, did this not out of malfeasance but for social and political benefit, ever conscious of the need to cultivate, placate, and blend with their sources"-- |c Provided by publisher.

650 _0 |a Government and the press |z Washington (D.C.) |x History |y 20th century.

651 _0 |a United States |x Foreign relations |y 1945-1989 |x Press coverage.