<p>Author Matt Cecil explains how J. Edgar Hoover built and protected a heroic narrative for the FBI by manipulating journalists and information. Show transcripts are available at <a href='https://journalism-history.org/podcast/'>https://journalism-history.org/podcast/</a>.</p>

Author Matt Cecil explains how J. Edgar Hoover built and protected a heroic narrative for the FBI by manipulating journalists and information. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

<p>Author Matt Cecil explains how J. Edgar Hoover built and protected a heroic narrative for the FBI by manipulating journalists and information. Show transcripts are available at&nbsp;<a href="https://journalism-history.org/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://journalism-history.org/podcast/</a>.</p>

Episode 79: Hoover and the Fourth Estate

A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew.

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Episode 79: Hoover and the Fourth Estate

Episode 79: Hoover and the Fourth Estate