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Edward R. Murrow: Young Newscaster
Childhood of Famous Americans series
Biography of the childhood of Edward R. Murrow, award-winning CBS newsman
Biography of the childhood of Edward R. Murrow, award-winning CBS newsman
200 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1969
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July 8, 2021
3.5 stars
A fun look at the childhood and life of Edward R. Murrow. I really didn’t know anything about him, and found this book, though written for younger readers, to be fun, interesting, and informative. There are two mentions of him attending a Quaker church with a lady “minister” but they were brief. I did feel a little cheated though because when I turned to a new chapter Murrow was suddenly married and I wanted to know where he’d met her.
I don’t usually have a favorite quote, but this one needs broadcasted across the pages of every newspaper, over every air wave, on every social media site and followed by every journalist.
“This program is not a place where personal opinion should be mixed with facts. We shall resist the temptation to use this microphone as a privileged platform from which to advocate action. We shall try to remember that the mechanics of radio . . . don’t confer great wisdom or infallibility on that individual."
A fun look at the childhood and life of Edward R. Murrow. I really didn’t know anything about him, and found this book, though written for younger readers, to be fun, interesting, and informative. There are two mentions of him attending a Quaker church with a lady “minister” but they were brief. I did feel a little cheated though because when I turned to a new chapter Murrow was suddenly married and I wanted to know where he’d met her.
I don’t usually have a favorite quote, but this one needs broadcasted across the pages of every newspaper, over every air wave, on every social media site and followed by every journalist.
“This program is not a place where personal opinion should be mixed with facts. We shall resist the temptation to use this microphone as a privileged platform from which to advocate action. We shall try to remember that the mechanics of radio . . . don’t confer great wisdom or infallibility on that individual."
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