American broadcast journalist whose live radio reports from London rooftops during the Blitz set the standard for broadcast news, and whose television program See It Now confronted Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954. Murrow remains the professional conscience invoked whenever broadcast journalism debates its duty.
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Defining ContributionWartime radio reporting from London; See It Now and the McCarthy broadcasts 1 Connections
Associated With
Pioneering CBS radio and television journalist, from See It Now to his wartime London broadcasts.
Source Wikipedia
The wartime London reports were radio.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Murrow's career spanned radio and television; See It Now is the television landmark.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Works Created
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation- Works Created: See It Now, Lead section
- Associated With: Columbia Broadcasting System
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