Summary
Wershba relates how Edward R. Murrow halted the reign of terror during the time of Sen Joe McCarthy. When the nation was drowning in cowardice and demagoguery, it was Murray who hurled the spear at the terror-the spear being his See It Now television broadcast on Sen McCarthy. A pioneer of broadcast journalism, he dared to uphold freedom of thought, and had the courage to be an American in a time of fear.
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Edward R. Murrow: And the Time of His Time
EDWARD R. MURROW WAS MY LAST HERO. When this nation was drowning in cowardice and demagoguery it was Murrow who hurled the spear at the terror. The spear was his see It Now television broadcast on Senator Joe McCarthy.
Murrow did not kill off McCarthy or McCarthyism, but he helped halt America's incredible slide toward a native brand of fascism. Unbelievable. You had to live through the times to know how fearful-indeed, terrorized-people were about speaking their minds. The cold war with Russia, the threat of a hot war with China, security programs and ...See the full content of this document
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