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    Edward R. Murrow was born on April 25, 1908, in Polecat Creek, North Carolina. He went to Washington State University and studied political science, speech, and international relations (Edward R. Murrow Biography). He began news broadcasts in 1928 and continued throughout World War 2 (Edward R. Biography). He graduated Washington State University in 1930, and went on to work for the International Institute of Education. He married Janet Huntington Brewster in 1935, five years after graduating university

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    Edward R. Murrow was the most influential figure in the history of broadcast journalism. Egbert Roscoe Murrow was born on April 25th, 1908 on a small farm in Polecat Creek, North Carolina, which is located near Greensboro, North Carolina. His family moved to a small town near the Canadian border in Washington State when he was six years old. When he was in high school, he changed his name to the now iconic Edward R. Murrow. (Bernstein 40) I found that Mr. Murrow had three utmost important topics

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    As I sat in my apartment and waited for my guest I opened up my laptop to skim my notes. Edward R. Murrow, radio broadcast legend and American hero. This man survived London during World War II and now he’s coming over to my house for an interview. So many thoughts circled my head while I waited. What questions will I ask? How will he answer? Will I be able to use this interview at all? I kept frantically flipping through my notes when I heard a knock at the door. I looked through my window and

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    Edward R. Murrow, prominent figure in journalism, portrayed the world of news reporting through lenses that could only see raw honesty and concision. In the film directed by George Clooney, 'Good Night and Good Luck', David Strathaim played as Edward R. Murrow during the downfall of Joseph McCarthy. This very period of Murrow's life was near his resignation to live broadcasting at CBS, and most of the events that happened in between were the cause of his leave. Essentially, Murrow took honesty

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    the bar” (Edward R. Murrow). This quote by Murrow perfectly explains his criticism towards Senator McCarthy but it perfectly depicts himself. As the Cold War intensified and people became fearful of communist spies within our government, people were unaware of what was going on behind closed doors and didn't know if or when an attack would happen. This was a perfect time for someone like lesser known Senator Joseph McCarthy to make a name for himself and for someone like Edward R. Murrow journalist

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    1. Why did the public acclaim for Edward R. Murrow's World War II radio broadcasts help his controversial "Radulovich" and "McCarthy" TV programs, and How were the economic vulnerabilities of commercial TV exploited by President Lyndon B. Johnson in order to create a surprise news event that interfered with Fred Friendly's live coverage of the 1966 U.S. Senate Hearings on Vietnam? Edward R. Murrow is a universally recognized, courageous news broadcaster who brought stories

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    Murrow’s series See It Now. Murrow expanded on this new style in 1961 with his hour-long special titled Harvest of Shame. This opened the door for documentarians to expand and change the face of documentary filmmaking. Through the 1960s and 70s, filmmakers covered social and political

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    Edward R. Murrow, the man who brought America broadcast journalism, he left his mark on the twentieth century. One of America's most celebrated broadcast journalist, Murrow changed the way we receive, understand, and respond to the new. He started news broadcasts in 1928 and continued throughout WWII. Seven years later, he became director of talks for CBS. In 1951 he launched the television journalism program, See it Now, which created controversy with an exposé of Joe McCarthy. Murrow left broadcasting

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    Do you watch reality TV and learn life lessons? In the speech given by Edward R. Murrow advocated for a different type of reality TV than what was presented in the second article. Reality TV today may make Murrow feel different about reality TV. Two reasons why Murrow might feel different about reality TV today are that you can learn from mistakes that others make and expose you to many different perspectives and cultures, which both provide knowledge as well as education. Television should provide

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    Legendary CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow is a journalist who made history with exposing Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Although the story will go down in history, with the help of the movie Good Night, and Good Luck directed by George Clooney, how much is known of the historically accurate story. While some could argue that George Clooney and producer, Grant Heslov, made the screenplay naive, others disagree. Many may even state that it was well researched and followed the original weekly CBS

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