Julie Lane, an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media, was interviewed for an episode of the Journalism History podcast, during which she discussed “Defending Joe McCarthy,” a paper she presented at the American Journalism Historians Association national convention in October.
The paper, which received an honorable mention for top faculty paper, analyzed public opinion about Senator McCarthy as represented in letters written in response to a 1958 article published in Esquire magazine. The article was written by political journalist Richard Rovere to mark the year anniversary of the senator’s death.
Listen to the podcast here: https://journalismhistorypodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-41-defending-joe-mccarthy/?fbclid=IwAR2VGWCdAShdFZP4INk6AE3Yp-BCJlA42QkujtoxU2wNdEoyNivpSsBmhPU