Afflicting the Comfortable - Journalism and Politics in West Virginia (Hardcover, New)

In 1990, the New York Times wrote, ""Government corruption was not invented in West Virginia. But there are people who contend that West Virginia officials have done more than their share over the years to develop state-of-the-art techniques in vote theft, contract kickbacks, influence peddling and good old-fashioned bribery, extortion, fraud, tax evasion and outright stealing."" While investigating such events as the Invest Right scandal, Thomas Stafford, a former journalist for the Charleston Gazette, would find himself in a very precarious position. As a reporter he felt obligated to tell the whole truth, and he believed in the need to serve the public and those West Virginians who were being abused by a political machine. In Afflicting the Comfortable, Stafford relates such tales of the responsibility of journalism and politics in coordination with scandals that have unsettled the Mountain State over the past few decades. His probing would take him from the halls of Charleston to the center of our nation's ruling elite. Guided by his senses of duty, right, and fairness, he plunged head first into the misdeeds of West Virginia's politicians. His investigations would be the preface to the downfall of a governor and an adminstration that had robbed the state and the citizens of West Virginia for years.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	West Virginia & Appalachia Series
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	November 2005
Authors:	Thomas F. Stafford
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	331
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-933202-04-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General
LSN:	1-933202-04-1
Barcode:	9781933202044

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