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Fiftieth Anniversary

Press agent—but still President
December 8, 2011 01:35 PM
Ben Bagdikian, who wrote regularly from Washington for CJR in the 1960s and ’70s, explained in our Summer 1965 issue how President Lyndon Johnson personally shaped his press coverage. After Kennedy’s Camelot era, many Washington journalists grew to dislike the... Continue reading
Fiftieth Anniversary

Case history: Wilmington’s “independent” newspapers
November 29, 2011 10:50 AM
In 1964, Ben Bagdikian, usually CJR’s Washington correspondent, looked north to Delaware, and examined the very heavy influence of the Du Pont family on the state’s largest newspapers. Control was both literal (their holding company owned the papers) and explicit... Continue reading
Fiftieth Anniversary

Television—“the President’s medium”?
November 14, 2011 05:09 PM
Some historians credit President Kennedy’s 1960 election to his performance in his televised debates with Richard Nixon. His mastery of the new medium continued throughout his presidency. In Ben Bagdikian’s first article for CJR (he would write regularly about Washington... Continue reading

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