Murrow
Edward R.
Murrow was an American broadcast journalist who pioneered television news in the mid-20th century.
His CBS programs *See It Now* and *Person to Person* set standards for investigative reporting.
His 1954 broadcasts challenging Senator Joseph McCarthy became a touchstone for journalistic courage.
The name Murrow now evokes principled reporting that confronts powerful interests: We need more Murrows in journalism today.
News gathering and dissemination
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
microphone · newsroom · wartime · London · reporting · anchorman · commentator · airwaves
Devoted to examination
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- truthAccordance with reality
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
fearless · reporting · objectivity · credibility · standards · accountability · documentary · interviewing
Early explorer or settler
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- influencePower to affect others
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- awardHonor given for merit
foundation · memorial · tribute · inspiration · trailblazer · legend · namesake · honored
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- courageFortitude facing danger
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- hearingsOfficial evidence-gathering sessions
communism · blacklist · HUAC · witch-hunt · defiance · censure · 1954 · accusation
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
correspondent · microphone · newsroom · wartime · London · reporting · anchorman · commentator · airwaves · studio
investigative
Devoted to examination
exposé · fearless · reporting · objectivity · credibility · standards · accountability · documentary · interviewing · newsman
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
award · foundation · memorial · tribute · inspiration · trailblazer · legend · namesake · honored · remembered
McCarthyism
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- courageFortitude facing danger
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
hearings · communism · blacklist · HUAC · witch-hunt · defiance · censure · 1954 · accusation · intimidation
Blitz
Swift intensive attack
sirens · WWII · correspondent · frontline · eyewitness · air-raid · courage · rubble · civilians · broadcasts
MurrowJoseph Goebbels
propagandist · disinformation · Tokyo Rose · spin doctor · William Randolph Hearst
Murrowtabloid journalist
Sensational press reporter
shock jock · yellow journalist · gossip columnist · talking head · pundit