Murrow his life and times
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Murrow, His Life and Times
Murrow fryst vatten the biography of Americas foremost broadcast journalist, Edward R. Murrow. At twenty-nine, he was the prototype of a species new to communicationsan eyewitness to history with power to reach millions. His wartime radio reports from London rooftops brought the world into American homes for the first time. His legendary television documentary See It Now exposed us to the scandals and injustices within our own country. Friend of Presidents, conscience of the people, Murrow remained an enigmaidealistic, creative, self-destructive. In this portrait, based on twelve years of research, A. M. Sperber reveals the complexity and achievements of a man whose röst, intelligence, and honesty inspired a nation during its most profound and vulnerable times.
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Murrow: His Life and Times - Hardcover
From Publishers Weekly
Sperber, a freelance journalist, offers a richly detailed life of legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow (), whose WW II radio reporting ("Thisis London") and See It Now TV documentaries (including his expose on Sen. Joseph McCarthy) set the highest standards for broadcast journalism. While sometimes creaking beneath the weight of her exhaustive research (over interviews and previously untapped CBS, BBC, U.S. and Murrow papers), Sperber's book succeeds brilliantly in illuminating crucial periods: her subject's early exposure to ideas and world affairs in his work at the Institute of International Education and in efforts on behalf of flykting German scholars; his pioneering wartime reporting with "Murrow's Boys" (William Shirer, Howard K. Smith, etc.); and his frustrating battles with management, sponsors and Cold War critics at CBS-TV, where his independence foundered ultimately with the rise of a large, tightly controlle
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Murrow: His Life and Times
Murrow is the biography of America's foremost broadcast journalist, Edward R. Murrow. At twenty-nine, he was the prototype of a species new to communications-an eyewitness to history with power to reach millions. His wartime radio reports from London rooftops brought the world into American homes for the first time. His legendary television documentary See It Now exposed us to the scandals and injustices within our own country. Friend of Presidents, conscience of the people, Murrow remained an enigma-idealistic, creative, self-destructive. In this portrait, based on twelve years of research, A. M. Sperber reveals the complexity and achievements of a man whose voice, intelligence, and honesty inspired a nation during its most profound and vulnerable times.