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Republican Wisconsin senator, Joseph R. McCarthy, was originally a quiet senator who was fairly unknown and had done nothing extraordinary previous to 1950. The senator changed all that when he delivered a speech in February 1950, in which he leveled allegations that the State Department employed numerous Communists. He claimed to possess a list of these Communist employees, although that list was never produced (Tindall, George Brown, and David Emory Shi). Senator McCarthy’s attempt to gain publicity

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

Joseph McCarthy in viewing McCarthy's actions as he, "takes charge… of Communist infiltration". Just as Hughes' relationship with Plath raised questions from public opinion, but he dismisses their viewpoints through his emotional poetry. Clooney uses Edward R. Murrow to expose Senator McCarthy as a fear monger of communism in his television segment, "See it Now", as he presents his story from a low angle shot. This presents Murrow in a powerful position as he uses the media to announce his perspective

There is an understood social order and staying in one’s place retains balance and order in a community or even a country. The leaders at the top are recognized to be equipped with great minds, worthy of the peoples trust, and strong enough to make the unpopular decisions. These substantial men in all their glory sit atop a mountain out of reach to the common man. Never would we encounter them misusing their power for personal gain or to act under the confines of tradition that no longer serve society

Using Edward Murrow’s speeches means that the “Good Night and Good Luck” keeps close to the truth. Using Authentic Material during this movie helps Clooney illustrate the true story. Some would claim any movie made for entertainment must possess some historical

Rabiah Borhan Mr. Battaglia Legacy of Television American Television and American Society: The Golden Age of TV and Now Preface: “TV has become a significant part of American life, with 98% percent of Americans homes having at least one set and with the average set turned on six hours each day” John E. O’Connor (xiv). Within 15 years of production, about 83 million American homes had at least one television set. TV is such an essential part of our everyday lives, that it would be hard to imagine

Historical Accuracy of the film Good Night, and Good Luck Ed Murrow is one of the most well known and respected American television journalists of all time, and a source of inspiration for many. He is portrayed in George Clooney’s, Good Night, and Good Luck, as the anchor to the news show, See it Now, specifically surrounding the episodes focused on McCarthyism. These episodes were aired in the early 1950’s in the midst of the cold war and an era of intense anti-communist sentiment in America. McCarthyism

The main character of the film is Edward R. Murrow, the elegant and severe face of CBS News See it Now. Costumed in sharp suits and stylish patterned ties with glossy slicked back hair, the noir filter exhibits him as an imposing ostentatious figure, flamboyantly smoking a cigarette between

“Good Night, and Good Luck is George Clooney’s warning to today’s post-9/11 YouTube culture that civil liberties and rights can slip away with mass hysteria” - (Caulfield, 2007). George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) is a huge alert and warning to todays post terrorist attack (of the Twin Towers in 2001) society, in which civil liberties and human rights of each and any person can slip away as an effect of mass hysteria. The core of Clooney’s approach is the idea that sometimes journalists

Though it is set in the 1950s, George Clooney's film Good Night and Good Luck is still remarkably relevant today as an example of the George Clooney, who wrote, directed, and costarred in the film, is the son of journalist Nick Clooney. Prior to transferring to Drexel, I attended American University, where the elder Clooney was on the faculty as a "journalist in residence." Shortly after I was accepted into AU, I remember reading an article reporting that Nick and George Clooney, along with several