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The New York Times has called Edward R. Murrow, “Perhaps the most esteemed American journalist since Ben Franklin.” But now his courage and moral outrage in the face of injustice and intimidation seem to be of a lost era. Even back in 1990, the Times could write, ” Since his day, commercial television has shown little enthusiasm for controversy of the sort that he courted; all the news divisions take chances from time to time, but the intervals seem long, and none of his successors conveys the passionate conviction that came so naturally to him.” How far journalism has further descended since then can be seen daily on Fox News and the cable news scream-fests. thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/03/09/3194311/edward-r-murrow/
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:29:49 +0000

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