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  "subject_id": 207,
  "field": "effect_on_reporting",
  "value": "1954 television removal",
  "statement": "In 1954, Wechsler was removed from the television program Starring the Editors after being described as a \"controversial personality,\" according to History News Network.",
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  "verified_at": "2026-09-26",
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  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1953-us-wechsler-mccarthy-subpoena",
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    "url": "http://hnn.us/articles/2869.html",
    "final_url": "https://www.hnn.us/article/james-wechsler-the-editor-who-dared-challenge-j-ed",
    "title": "James Wechsler: The Editor Who Dared Challenge J. Edgar Hoover (History News Network)",
    "publisher": "James Wechsler: The Editor Who Dared Challenge J. Edgar Hoover (History News Network)",
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