Murrow : : His Life and Times / / A.M. Sperber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• VerfasserIn: Sperber, A.M.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2021]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Communications and Media Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (795 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; FOREWORD --; PROLOGUE: "I Have No Hope Whatever ... " --; 1. The Heretics --; II. "Egg" --; III. New York --; IV. 860 On Your Dial --; V. Anschluss --; VI. The Steamroller --; VII. Trial by Fire --; VIII. Total War --; IX. Decompression --; X. "Investigate, Intimidate, and ... Legislate" --; XI. 1950 --; XII. See It Now --; XIII. "The Fault, Dear Brutus" --; XIV. Upright on the Treadmill --; XV. "...To Love the News" --; XVI. Washington --; XVII. Twilight --; NOTES --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780823296255; 9783111189604; 9783110743296
• DOI: 10.1515/9780823296255
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: A.M. Sperber.

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.