🎙️ Freedom USA | The Big Smear | Tyrone Power (December 30, 1951)

Описание: 🎙️ Freedom USA
The Big Smear (December 30, 1951)

“A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” — G.K. Chesterton (paraphrased)

📻 Chestertonian Introduction
There are few tyrannies more efficient than the smear, for it requires no proof, only repetition.
In this sober and unsettling broadcast from America’s Cold War years, Freedom USA turns its attention not to foreign enemies, but to a quieter danger at home: the corruption of truth by accusation.

🕰️ Original Broadcast

December 30, 1951

📖 Synopsis

In “The Big Smear,” a sensationalist journalist launches a calculated public attack on a respected government appointee, trading evidence for implication and headlines for truth. As rumors spread faster than facts, reputations begin to crumble and institutions strain under the weight of public suspicion.

The drama follows the slow unraveling of the smear itself, revealing how reckless journalism, once unmoored from conscience, can do lasting damage—not only to individuals, but to the very idea of justice. Freedom USA presents a cautionary tale about the power of words, the fragility of trust, and the moral obligation that comes with a free press.

🎭 Themes & Reflections

Media responsibility vs. sensationalism

Character assassination as a social weapon

Truth, reputation, and due process

Freedom of speech and its moral limits

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