Messengers of the Right - Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics Hemmer Nicole Paperback
Messengers of the Right - Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics Hemmer Nicole Paperback From Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to Glenn Beck and Matt Drudge, Americans are…
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Messengers of the Right - Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics Hemmer Nicole Paperback
From Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to Glenn Beck and Matt Drudge, Americans are accustomed to thinking of right-wing media as integral to contemporary conservatism. Messengers of the Right tells the story of the little-known first generation.Beginning in the late 1940s, activists working in media emerged as leaders of the American conservative movement. But today's well-known personalities make up the second generation of broadcasting and publishing activists.
They coordinated rallies, founded organizations, ran political campaigns, and mobilized voters. They not only started an array of enterprises--publishing houses, radio programs, magazines, book clubs, television shows--they also built the movement. While these media activists disagreed profoundly on tactics and strategy, they shared a belief that political change stemmed not just from ideas but from spreading those