Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism
 

Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism

Long before the era of the news anchor, the pundit, and the mini-cam, one man blazed a trail that thousands would follow. Reporting live from the streets and rooftops of London as Nazi war planes rained terror from the skies during the Battle of Britain, Edward R. Murrow brought the stark horror of war and the shock of breaking news events directly into American living rooms for the first time,... (read more)

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Whenever I read a great biography, I think to myself "I should read more biography." I'm totally on an Ed Murrow kick after watching Good Night, and Good Luck. The evolution of broadcast journalism is fascinating, especially against the backdrop of the Internet, user generated content, and the transformation of "old" to "new" media that we are currently in the middle of.

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