9. Memories of McCarthyUnwilling to live with the odious label of anti-Semite, Hughes traces the tactics used to defeat her to their roots in McCarthyism. In the fifties, communists were the target. Six decades later, "truthers" who challenge the official story of September 11,2001 are smeared in an eerily similar witch hunt.

9. Memories of McCarthy Unwilling to live with the odious label of anti-Semite, Hughes traces the tactics used to defeat her to their roots in McCarthyism. In the fifties, communists were the target. Six decades later, "truthers" who challenge the official story of September 11,2001 are smeared in an eerily similar witch hunt.

Episode 9 - Memories of McCarthy

"The Dead Candidate's Report" is the memoir of Lesley Hughes, an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and media coach as she is removed from her candidacy for the Liberal Party during Canada's 2008 Federal Election. This took place one day after her confirmation as a candidate by then Liberal Leader Stephane Dion. This was all based on the opinion of an anonymous blogger alleging that Lesley Hughes was an anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, 9/11 conspiracy theory nutcase who was infit for Parliament. Hughes tells the story of her tenacious fight to clear her name and restore her reputation. Hughes discovers how powerful, conventional media and social media, have become in controlling the thoughts and opinions of others regardless of the validity and accuracy of what was being written and said. Follow her story as it unfolds in 17 Episodes.

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"The Dead Candidate's Report" is the memoir of Lesley Hughes, an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and media coach as she is removed from her candidacy for the Liberal Party during Canada's 2008 Federal Election. This took place one day after her confirmation as a candidate by then Liberal Leader Stephane Dion. This was all based on the opinion of an anonymous blogger alleging that Lesley Hughes was an anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, 9/11 conspiracy theory nutcase who was infit for Parliament. Hughes tells the story of her tenacious fight to clear her name and restore her reputation. Hughes discovers how powerful, conventional media and social media, have become in controlling the thoughts and opinions of others regardless of the validity and accuracy of what was being written and said. Follow her story as it unfolds in 17 Episodes.

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