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Television And Broadcast Journalist: Edward R. Murrow

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Edward R. Murrow was a broadcast journalist that lived from 1908 to 1965. Murrow was born in North Carolina and grew up in Washington state. Once graduated from high school, Murrow went to Washington State University and studied political science. Edward R. Murrow has had more impact on American society and culture than any other person in history for the three following reasons, Murrow started the broadcast journalism industry, he was the eyes and ears of the world during WWII, and he allowed people to see McCarthy for who he actually was. Edward R. Murrow made a huge difference in the television and broadcast journalism industry as a television host. See It Now was a show about the news and important things happening all over the world. It was the first television show that was about the news and important things going on. Murrow traveled everywhere to film all of these events so that the people of America could see what was happening in the world. Everyone would tune in each week to hear what topic Murrow was to talk about. Many newsmen after Edward R. Murrow tried to match his writing style. …show more content…

The group got the name “Murrow’s Boys” and they bravely reported the entire WWII from the front lines for they were encouraged by Murrow’s own fearlessness. For See It Now, Murrow flew in over 20 bombing missions over Berlin so the American people could watch and feel as though they were there as well. If See It Now wasn’t a show or if Edward R. Murrow wasn’t the host, the American people would have been blind to the world and evets happening around them. With Murrow’s help WWII was alive in each families living room and they were part of the

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Edward Lowe was born in Saint Paul Minnesota in July 10th 1920 Lowe was a man of many things. Even Lowe lived a normal live prior to his big success. Most lives are lived going to local school and graduating high school, getting a job to provide for your family and live in average life. Lowe served and the US Navy during World War one. Edward Lowe where attended high school at Ross Beatty Junior Senior High School.

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Muckrakers and unions helped by protesting against the dangerous conditions, unfair treatment, and dishonest dealings during the Progressive Era. These ordinary citizens often used writing or pictures to show the corruption of businesses and cruelty toward workers to the public. A prime example of this is Ida M. Tarbell, whose articles lead to the breaking up of Rockefeller’s oil monopoly. Tarbell wrote about social issues for McClure’s magazine, and in 1902, she published “The History of the Standard Oil Company”, which criticized corruption in the dominant oil corporation. Her writings made the public both aware of the issue and angry about it, and the growing outrage lead to the government disbanding the Standard Oil Company on the idea that it was a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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When President Wilson requested that Congress declare war on Germany, America was not ready to mobilize our troops for war. The United States  had just begun to pull itself out of recession and were not ready for a war economically. Some Americans wanted to see the fall of Germany, but did not support sending our soldiers across the ocean. Despite all this, Wilson continued to push for American contribution in the war effort. Eventually, Wilson’s tactics won over and we were able to send large amounts of reinforcements into the war.

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In airing the Radulovich show, advertisers, aluminum in particular, withdraw their advertisements costing CBS millions in profits, Murrow and Friendly will be forced to pay the show out of pocket. Again, going against popular opinion and taking on enemies larger than himself in a rather David vs. Goliath way, Murrow displays moral courage in funding his show to fight injustices and bring forth the truth and justices America was founded on. Edward Murrow shows many gallant displays of being a morally courageous individual, particularly courageous in the name of justice. I find fighting a battle knowing your career is on the line, and going up against life destroying odds in the name of justice to be a clear indication of heroism as well as moral courage. I challenge you to put yourself in Murrow's position and perhaps learn to be a courageous individual

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The Progressive Era was a time, between the Civil War and the start of the first world war, for development and growth for the American people. Muckrakers were journalists and news reporters that broke certain news coverage that Americans were not aware of. These journalists lead to the reform of many of the tragedies seen throughout the time period proving that the Progressive Era did address the issues that were brought upon the working class. The modification of the meat packing industry, the destruction of monopolies, and the circulation of the situations that occurred in the slums is examples of exactly what the muckrakers had done to raise awareness.

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