During the first half of the 20th century, newspapers, radio, and newsreels became America’s eyes and ears, creating a collective consciousness. Although mass communication assisted in bringing the country through the Great Depression, it also fostered abuses such as yellow journalism and the Red Scare. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings takes a critical look at how the media rose to such prominence, covering the period spanning U.S. involvement in World War I and the onset of the Cold War. (38 minutes)

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