Murrow, McCarthy and the media
– By Michael M. Bates
Last week’s Reporter Newspapers carried a column titled “Where is Edward R. Murrow when you need him?” Written by Donald Kaul, the piece extolled “Good Night, and Good Luck,” a film described by the columnist as “a stylish recreation of the time, 50 years ago, when the greatest of all broadcasters, Edward R. Murrow, played St. George to Joe McCarthy’s dragon and saved the Republic, more or less.”
Make that less. Much less ………………..
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