Edward R Murrow

U.S. Diplomat Peter Van Buren Speaks About American Public Diplomacy

John Brown | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Public Diplomacy, Alec Ross, Iraq, Public Affairs, Foreign Service, Cold War, Facebook, Voice of America, Twitter, Committee on Public Information, Propaganda, PETER VAN BUREN, United States Information Agency, State Department, Edward R. Murrow, Bbg, Haditha Massacre, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, World News
John Brown

"Any communications strategy plays second to reality. So as long as deaths from misplaced drone attacks, atrocities by soldiers and videos of Abu Ghraib exist, you are not going to fool anyone regardless of how many tweets you send out."

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Ike and Tail Gunner Joe

Tom Alderman | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Jim Newton, Eisenhower, Gop, Army-McCarthy Hearings, Communist, Commie, Wwii, Angels in America, Edward R. Murrow, Republican, Pulitzer Prize, Dwight Eisenhower, Tony Kushner, Audiobook, Roy Cohen, Joseph R. McCarthy, West Point, Bay of Pigs, President Eisenhower, Audiobook Review, Book Review, Eisenhower Biography, Books News
Tom Alderman

Several people report they cannot forgive Eisenhower's moral and political failure to speak out and repudiate McCarthy. That is not how it went down with Ike, according to Jim Newton's excellent new biography, Eisenhower: The White House Years.

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What Is Reality on Reality TV?

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Paris Hilton, Reality Television, Project Runway, See It Now, My Crazy Obsession, Tlc, Wipeout, Queen for a Day, Truth or Consequences, Super Sloppy Double Dare, Snooki, Fear Factor, Major Bowes' Amateur Hour, Marshall Fine Commentary, Kfc, The Biggest Loser, The Simple Life, An American Family, Survivor, The Voice, Jersey Shore, The Learning Channel, America's Next Top Model, Nicole Ritchie, Kelloggs Corn Pops, The Gong Show, Marshall Fine Blog, Edward R. Murrow, The Real Housewives, Amazing Race, Marshall Fine, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour, American Idol, Top Chef, Extreme Makeover, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Indeed, all these shows had their forebears in the days of radio. But, for the sake of argument, let's leave our family-tree tracing to the early days of TV. There are really only four models for most reality shows, four shows from which all others spring.

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C-SPAN Is America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Woodward and Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Paul Fahri, Newton Minnow, Vast Wasteland, Civil War, New Deal, Ronald Reagan, Book Tv, C-Span, Ernest Hemingway, Democracy, Televising the Supreme Court, Free Press, Brian Lamb, George Washington, Citizens United, Abraham Lincoln, Rob Kennedy, Edward R. Murrow, Susan Swain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John F. Kennedy, Freedom, Supreme Court, News Cycle, Informed Citizenry, Katharine Graham, Ted Turner, Franklin Roosevelt, Media News
Brent Budowsky

While our politics have become a shouting match of pander and slander, name-calling and talking points, celebrity media and instant misanalysis, C-SPAN shines as an exemplar of what a free press in a free nation should be.

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WATCH: Franks Sinatra Take Us On A House Tour

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Frank Sinatra House, Frank Sinatra Address, "Person to Person", Trousdale Estates, Frank Sinatra Beverly Hills, Frank Sinatra Trousdale, Edward R. Murrow, Video, Los Angeles News

"Frank Sinatra is, well ... Frank Sinatra," said Edward R. Murrow on his show 1956. He was introducing a rare "Person to Person" segment wherein the s...

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CBS Exploits Murrow Legacy In Revived Person to Person

Nancy Snow | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Lara Logan, George Clooney, Charlie Rose, Person to Person, Cbs This Morning, Edward R. Murrow, Cbs Person to Person, Media News
Nancy Snow

In his time Murrow never favored Person to Person, not only because he seemed bored with the format but also because it was referred to as "Murrow Lite."

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Remembering Poverty Before the Safety Net

Dan Morgan | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Farm Workers, Child Poverty, Hunger, Social Security, Poverty, Earned Income Tax Credit, Malnutrition, Michael Harrington, Newt Gingrich, Tea Party, Poverty Rate, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Dan Morgan

In an ideal world, families, churches, and volunteer organizations -- exemplifying the idea that we Americans take care of our own without relying on government -- would be the safety net. But this isn't an ideal world.

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CBS Announces Revival Of Famous News Series

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Edward R. Murrow Person to Person, Cbs Person to Person, Edward Murrow, Lara Logan, Video, CBS News, Cbs This Morning, Edward R. Murrow, Charlie Rose, Media News

CBS News announced on Thursday that the network will revive its famous "Person to Person" series with "CBS This Morning" host Charlie Rose, and "60 Mi...

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Hollywood Occupying Hope

Brent Budowsky | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr, Poverty, Grapes of Wrath Foreclosures, Economic Crisis, Julia Roberts, Edward R Murrow, Civil Rights, Frank Sinatra, Angelina Jolie, Ocean's Eleven, A Better Life, Brad Pitt, Pay Equity, Joblessness, Fair Deal, Entertainers, Arianna Huffington, George Clooney, 99 Percent, Matt Damon, Occupy Wall Street, Justice, John F Kennedy, Job Creation, Gilded Age, Frank Capra, Hollywood, American Dream, Culture News
Brent Budowsky

Find me a few stars of stage, screen and song with the principle and courage that Frank Sinatra showed when he stood up for his brother Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1950's and you can change the world and help end this cold season of hardship and discontent.

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Captain America vs. Osama Bin Laden

Robert Brenner | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Libya, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Hitler, Stalin, Michael Moore, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Glenn Beck, Iraq, Movies, Captain America, Osama Bin Laden, North Korea, Father Coughlin, Superman, Internet, Moral-Ambiguity, Fdr, Cable News, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Edward R. Murrow, Comedy News
Robert Brenner

It was easier during World War II. You knew who your enemies were--Hitler, Tojo, the Red Skull. And you knew who your allies were, too--Churchill, Stalin, the Submariner.

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Al Gore and Keith Olbermann: A Moment of Truth for Cable News

Brent Budowsky | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Currenttv, Cable Tv, Cable News, Media, Al Gore, Trust in Media, Keith Olbermann, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Brent Budowsky

Keith Olbermann has expressed concern about the influence of corporate ownership of news media. Until Al Gore entered the picture it was impossible to fully quantify the impact of corporate ownership of news. With his new show, we'll finally see.

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Richard Dreyfuss Holds Media Accountable

Mike Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Dreyfuss, Diane Ravitch, Newton Minnow, Gabrielle Giffords, Civility, Political Incivility, National Press Club, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Mike Smith

Actor Richard Dreyfuss, 63, is applying his passion to a new act: calling the collective media to task.

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The Advocate

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daily Show, First Responders, Jon Stewart, Michael Bloomberg, 9/11, New York City Firefighter Brotherhood Foundation, 9/11 First Responders, Edward R. Murrow, Media News

Did the bill pledging federal funds for the health care of 9/11 responders become law in the waning hours of the 111th Congress only because a comedia...

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Truth and Propaganda

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, Migrant Workers, Muckraking, Propaganda, U.S. Information Agency, Harvest of Shame, Cbs, CBS Reports, United States Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow, Truth, Media News
Nancy Snow

Fifty years ago on that Friday, November 25, 1960, the best-fed people in the world were still recovering from Thanksgiving. They weren't prepared for...

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Ted Sorensen, JFK's Speechwriter: A Tribute

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, New Frontier, American University, Thomas C. Sorensen, Ted Sorensen, Tom Sorensen, Theodore Sorensen, Kennedy Speech at American University, Jfk, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Nancy Snow

Just yesterday I was reading about Ted Sorensen and his involvement with choosing the head of America's propaganda agency, USIA, after Kennedy's elect...

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The U.S. Human Rights Report: Courage and Candor Are Signs of Strength

Wade Henderson, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, President Obama, Human Rights, Martin Luther King, UN Commission on Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Universal Periodic Review, UN Human Rights Council, Franklin Roosevelt, Civil Rights, State Department, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Wade Henderson, Esq.

Last year, I was part of an official U.S. delegation that met with members of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. President Obama had just given ...

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Daniel Schorr, Remembering

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nikita Khrushchev, Daniel Schorr, Richard Nixon, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Craig Crawford

Just a few weeks before his death on Friday, I interviewed the 93-year-old journalist about his career, which spanned 60 years as a correspondent for CBS, CNN and NPR.

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Epitaph for a Journalist and Journalism

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: This Is Daniel Schorr, Daniel Schorr, National Public Radio, Eric Sevareid, Npr, Howard K. Smith, Murrow's Boys, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Nancy Snow

The nonagenarian voice of NPR, one of "Murrow's Boys" at CBS, Daniel Schorr, has died at 93. In honor of his passing, let's take a moment today and think about the state of media in America.

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Monahan Brothers' Cross-Country Walk to Overturn 'Corporate Personhood'

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff, Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Corporate Personhood, Corporate Stranglehold on 3 Branches of Government, Citizens United v. FEC, Robin & Laird Monahan, Cross-Country Walk to Reclaim Democracy, Money-as-Speech, U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Kinsey, Edward R. Murrow, The "Other 98% of America, Fair Elections Now Act, Denver News
Michele Swenson

On Monday, two brothers from Minnesota, Robin and Laird Monahan, made a detour to Denver on their cross-country walk to encourage people to recl...

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Fearless War Reporter's Legacy Prompts Discussion on Blacklisting In Current Context

Pia Sawhney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Murrow, Edward R. Murrow, Arnie Reisman, Blacklist, Ronald Reagan, Hollywood on Trial, Lynne Olson, Trumbo, Media News
Pia Sawhney

The Murrow Forum is an annual event held at Tufts University that seeks to highlight topics the late reporter might himself have spoken on had he gained the chance now.

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Helen Thomas's Sad New Legacy

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Woodward, Larry King, Tom Brokaw, Carl Bernstein, Jon Stewart, Barbara Walters, Helen Thomas, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Helen Thomas's remarks are reprehensible, and a sad reminder of how much racism and anti-Semitism still exists in America today, even among the intelligentsia and the media.

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Not Your Grandparents' Strategic Communications: Part One

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Summit on Strategic Communications, Political Communications, Strategic Communications, Lady GaGa, Public Diplomacy, Price Floyd, Political Persuasion, Lady Gaga in a NATO Cap, Willis Conover, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Nancy Snow

The best communication narrows that gap between what you say and what you do. This is where understanding strategic communications pays off.

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Edward R. Murrow's Theory: Is It Right?

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, American Propaganda, US Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow in Washington, Harvest of Shame, Judith McHale, Henry Steele Commager, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Nancy Snow

This is the first in a series of reflections on the legacy of Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United State Information Agency. The series is insp...

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The (Mis) Information Age

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birthers, First Amendment, Death Panels, 9/11, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cognitive Bias, Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Sarah Palin, 9/11 Truthers, Misinformation, Media News
Dr. Jim Taylor

The problem is that there is no longer any source of objective and trusted information. These days, you can't find "fair and balanced" news anywhere.

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: Lynne Olson On 'Citizens Of London' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizens of London, John Gilbert Winant, Pearl Harbor, Jon Stewart, Winston Churchill, Books, Averell Harriman, The Daily Show, Britain, Lynne Olson, Edward R. Murrow, Books News

Jon Stewart had author Lynne Olson on "The Daily Show" last night to talk about her new book, "Citizens of London," which details the start of America...

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