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Related: About this forumEdward R Murrow Takes on Joseph McCarthy - See it Now episode
Last edited Fri May 22, 2015, 01:15 PM - Edit history (1)
we need someone like Murrow these days
ETA this a shorter watch and just as on point
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Edward R Murrow Takes on Joseph McCarthy - See it Now episode (Original Post)
azurnoir
May 2015
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mountain grammy
(26,648 posts)1. Us oldies on this forum grew up with that kind of journalism
and we've seen it morph into the sham it is today.
Is my generation responsible for the death of real journalism? Yeah, probably. It's all about greed.
kiri
(796 posts)3. Ted Cruz?
Ted Cruz bears an uncanny resemblance to McCarthy.
mountain grammy
(26,648 posts)4. Yes, he could be a clone..
even that same whiny voice..
longship
(40,416 posts)2. Good Night and Good Luck.
Last edited Fri May 22, 2015, 12:32 PM - Edit history (1)
Trailer.
David Strathairn channels Murrow. One of the best work-a-day character actors ever. An Oscar worthy performance here. It is on my watch regularly list. And yes, it is about the McCarthy broadcasts. BTW, George Clooney has a major role (Fred Friendly), and was Director.
It is a great historic flick.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Night,_and_Good_Luck
zebonaut
(3,688 posts)5. We had Dan Rather and Phil Donahue until they were Yanked