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America.gov: Edward R. Murrow [Pdf]

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Highlights the life and career of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Examines his "This is London" reports during World War 11, the Senator McCarthy anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s, his critical treatment of migrant workers, and his time as head of USIA. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

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broadcast journalism, freedom of the press, media
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journalist, radio-based reporting, "see it now", cold war america, edward r. murrow, murrow's boys, senator joseph mccarthy, world war 11
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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