AFFLICTING THE COMFORTABLE: JOURNALISM AND POLITICS IN WEST VIRGINIA

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Contents FOREWORD By RONALD L . LEWIS ........ .. .. ................ .. ... .............. . .. ... IX PREFACE . ..... .. .. ... .. ......... .... ............... ....... . ... ............. . ................ .... XV ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........ .. ... ........... .. . .. ..... . ....... .. .. .. ....... ......... .. . . XVIX INTRODUCTION . . ............... .. ............ ... .. ....... ............ .... ... .............. . .... 1 P ART O NE 1 DEPRESSION POLITICS .. .. ... ........ .. ................ .... .. .................... 9 2 A NEW BATTLEFRONT ....... . ... ....... .. .... ............ . .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 18 3 EDITORIAL INFLUENCE ............ .. ..................... ................ .. ... 26 4 A BYRD'S EYE VIEW .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. ................... ..................... .. 35 5 A MAN FOR ANOTHER SEASON .... . ... .. ............ ........ ... ........ .. ... 44 6 POLITICAL SHAKE-UP ............. . .. .. .. .. ............. .. ... ............. . ... . 56 7 "ONE BRIEF, SHINING MOMENT" .. .. .. .. .. ........... . ............ .. ... . .. 69 P ART Two 8 HE NEVER USED THE BROOM ... ....... ................ ............... .. ... 89 9 "RUN IT Up THE FLAGPOLE" .. .. . .... . .. .................................. 102 10 THE RIPPLE EFFECT .............. .. .. .. .. .. ............... ................... III 11 UNCHARTED TERRITORY ......... . .. .. . ................... . ................. 119 12 A SENSE OF PASSION ... ......... ... ... .... . .... .. ........ .. .. ............. . ... 137 13 'TVE GOT A PROPOSITION" ............... ............... .. ................. 152 14 THE THREAT OF LIBEL ...... ...... ... . .. .. .. .............................. .. . 161 15 STRIKING GOLD ................................................................. 168 16 GOING TO PRESS ................................................................ 177 17 A PROMISE CURTAILED ....................................................... 182 18 " IT WASN'T ANY PLEASURE" ................................................ 195 19 STORM WARNINGS .............................................................. 201 20 THE PARTY FAITHLESS ....................................................... 206 PART THREE 21 THE STRENGTH OF THEIR CONVICTIONS ............................. 215 22 WHY? ............................................................................... 224 23 JUDICIAL REMEDY ............................................................. 234 24 MOORE CONTROVERSIES .................................................... 245 25 A LIFETIME COMMITMENT ................................................. 256 26 THIRD TIME AROUND ......................................................... 274 27 THREE WORDS AGAIN ........................................................ 287 PART FOUR 28 CAPERTON'S INHERITANCE ................................................. 303 29 ONCE Too OFTEN .............................................................. 310 AFTERWORD .................................................................................. 321 INDEX ........................................................................................... 323 ...