Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism

Name: Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bob Edwards
ISBN: 9781400171361

Author: Bob Edwards

Narrator: Bob Edwards

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/15/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History, Wars, World War Ii

Synopsis

"Most Americans living today never heard Ed Murrow in a live broadcast. This book is for them. I want them to know that broadcast journalism was established by someone with the highest standards. Tabloid crime stories, so much a part of the lust for ratings by today's news broadcasters, held no interest for Murrow. He did like Hollywood celebrities, but interviewed them for his entertainment programs; they had no place on his news programs. My book is focused on this life in journalism. I offer it in the hope that more people in and out to the news business will get to know Ed Murrow. Perhaps in time the descent from Murrow's principles can be reversed." -Bob Edwards

Long before the era of the news anchor, the pundit, and the mini-cam, one man blazed a trail that thousands would follow. Edwards brings to life the great stories Murrow covered and brought into American living rooms for the first time - the rooftop reports of the London Blitz, bombing raids over Berlin, and the 1954 broadcast that helped bring down Senator Joe McCarthy - as well as the ups and downs of his career at CBS. Edwards reveals how Murrow dramatically impacted public opinion and how the high standards he lived by influenced an entire generation of broadcasters.

About Bob Edwards

Bob Edwards has hosted NPR's Morning Edition, the most popular program in all broadcast media, since its premiere in November 1979. In 1999, he and the program received a prestigious Peabody Award for "two hours of daily entertainment expertly helmed by a man who embodies the essence of excellence in radio." Also a recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Edward R. Murrow Award, Bob is the author of Fridays with Red, which chronicled his radio friendship with legendary sportscaster Red Barber.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tamhack on May 10, 2009

It is discouraging to look at how far broadcasting has fallen from the first vision of Edward R. Murrow--who thought radio and television to should be an avenue to teach and inform the public. He was a man of integrity and was not afraid to stand up for what was right. He started to see the evolutio......more

Goodreads review by Shain on November 30, 2014

Edwards, Bob. (2004). Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. New Jersey: John Wiley & Son. “I’m standing on a rooftop looking out over London. At the moment everything is quiet. For reasons of national as well as personal security, I’m unable to tell you the exact location from whic......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on August 13, 2009

It was a choice between this and A.M. Sperber's 795 page tome. I'm interested in Murrow, but not enough to commit myself to reading the latter, not just yet anyway. This is unfortunate because Edwards' biography on Murrow really contains nothing more than the amount of information that watching Good......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 11, 2017

This book was written by Bob Edwards and chronicles the life of the famous radio and TV news journalist: Edward R Murrow. A little background – I grew up listening to the famous record series “I Can Hear It Now (1933-1945)“. I’m not sure why my mom bought them for me as a child, but I have distinct......more

Goodreads review by Kalen on May 04, 2010

Fantastic, especially for such a short book. It's obvious that Bob Edwards had a lot of respect for Murrow--it shines through in every page. Lots of fascinating tidbits I didn't know about Murrow, including the fact that he chain-smoked his way through a television program he delivered on the danger......more