By: Angela Rodriguez
This saying, “Good Night, and Good Luck” has long been one of my favorites. As a child I read about the famous Newscaster that I wished to be like when I was older, and Edward R. Murrow has been an inspiration. This movie portrays the important life Murrow lived, and it was great to see how positive the media can be.
This saying, “Good Night, and Good Luck” has long been one of my favorites. As a child I read about the famous Newscaster that I wished to be like when I was older, and Edward R. Murrow has been an inspiration. This movie portrays the important life Murrow lived, and it was great to see how positive the media can be.
Murrow and his coworkers at CBS knew what was important for the people of the U.S. to hear, and they did it despite the ever-present concern that they could be seen as communists. Set in a time when Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy had set fire to the Americans way of thinking by accusing everyone and anyone of being a communist, Murrow lived the life of an honest broadcast journalist. He knew his obligation was to the people and to tell them the true and accurate facts, so he did what he knew was right.
Because of Murrow's stand on telling the truth, he helped expose Senator McCarthy for the true person he was. Murrow is an inspiration to all who hope to become honest journalists.
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