The Press: Eastland v. the Times
Time, 1956-11-26
- Address
- https://time.com/archive/6799287/the-press-eastland-v-the-times/
- Kind
- reporting
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Archived copy
- none yet
Cited by
- United States Senate panel subpoenas dozens of New York Times journalists over Communist ties
- Claim 126: The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee issued 35 subpoenas for secret hearings on Communism in the press, radio and television, and 26 of them went to past or present New York Times employees.
- Claim 127: The New York Times said in an editorial that the Eastland subcommittee's investigation appeared aimed with particular emphasis at the paper.
- Claim 128: At least one Times employee was dismissed before the hearings even started once he indicated he would invoke the Fifth Amendment rather than answer the subcommittee.
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