Afflicting the Comfortable: Journalism and Politics in West Virginia
Afflicting the Comfortable: Journalism and Politics in West Virginia (West Virginia and Appalachia) Thomas Stafford,
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
ISBN: 1933202041
Edition: Hardcover; 2005-11-30
Summary:
Thomas Stafford asks himself where the media and journalism come into
play when government and politics turn corrupt. A former journalist
for the Charleston Gazette, Stafford investigated several scandals
that have unsettled the Mountain State over the past few decades.
During his investigations, Stafford found himself in a very
precarious position. He felt obliged to tell the whole truth, and he
believed in the need to serve the public, especially those West
Virginians who were being abused by a political machine. Staffords
reporting eventually led to pressure from politicians and
powerbrokers that would force him to give up his career. With intense
passion, he held the convictions of journalistic integrity
throughout.
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