Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck Glossary

Apartheid

A South African policy of segregation and racial discrimination.

Communism

A political theory developed by Karl Marx that calls for class warfare with the goal of publicly-owned property and a more equal distribution of goods and property.

Complacent

unmotivated to act; smugly satisfied with one's current state.

Desist

refrain from, stop, cease.

Dissent

To hold an opinion that differs from that of the majority.

Doctrine

Stated government policy (e.g. The Monroe Doctrine)

Docudrama

A dramatized film based on true events.

Elocuted

Having clear and expressive speech.

Knickerbocker

Slang for a New Yorker, also the full name of the New York Basketball team, The Knicks.

CBS

Television network—the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Surplus

An excess of something.

candor

openness, honesty, frankness.

editorializing

Expressing opinions rather than just reporting the news.

yellow journalism

journalism based on sensationalism or exaggeration.

red

slang signifier for a Communist or a Communist sympathizer.

pinko

Communist sympathizer.

American Civil Liberties Union

A national nonpartisan organization that defends individual's rights under the Constitution.

telecine

the process of transferring motion picture film into video.

early editions

newspapers published late at night/early in the morning.

Alcoa

An American industrial corporation, a large producer of aluminium.