Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography Baughman, James L. Same Time, Same Station Creating American Television, 1948--1961. New York: The Johns Hopkins UP, 2007. Print. Edward Murrow is mentioned extensively in Same Time, Same Station in the chapter “Informed without Being Ponderous” with a whole section called “The Age of Murrow” (pg. 235-249). While reading this book, I was originally intrigued by Murrow’s courage to take on McCarthy. I had seen Good Night and Good Luck but it was different seeing him as a real person and not a Hollywood character. I was also really interested in the fact that news programming did not make money for a long time and so the stations never really aired it until it became more entertainment than good information. My first topic idea was to write about why news didn’t make any money but then, after doing a little research on Murrow, I thought “well, does it really have to make money?” That brought me to the topic of public service broadcasting. Choosing Murrow really tied all of those topics together. Bernstein, Mark. "Inventing Broadcast Journalism." American History 40.2 (2005): 40-46. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. . This article looks at Edward Murrow’s life during his radio broadcasts in Europe during WWII. Of particular relevance to my paper were the sections about his accidental entrance into broadcast journalism and the dangers he faced when living in London. The Best of See it Now. Dir. Don Hewitt. CBS, 1951. DVD. Cull, Nicholas J. "The Man Who Invented Truth'; The Tenure of Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency during the Kennedy Years." Cold War History 4.1 (2003): 23-48. Print.

This paper looks at Edward Murrow’s life after his tenure at CBS when he was appointed the Director of the USIA. I did not end up talking about Murrow’s involvement with the USIA in my paper but it was helpful in my development of a topic and for gaining a better understanding of Murrow’s character. "Edward R. Murrow Speech to RTNDA." RTDNA. Web. 09 Nov. 2009. . This page on the Radio-Television Digital News Association’s website is the transcript for Edward Murrow’s speech to the RTNDA in 1958. This speech had a huge impact on my paper because I felt it really got to the heart of what Murrow was working to accomplish his whole life. Finkelstein, Norman H. With Heroic Truth: The Life of Edward R. Murrow. New York: Clarion Books, 1997. Print. This book was a short(er) biography of Murrow’s life. It was very to the point and succinct. I used the prologue and epilogue for information regarding Murrow as a person and his overall dedication to truth and public service. I also used the section “See it Now: Television News” which was very helpful in creating what I wanted to say about See it Now without reading hundreds of pages. Godfrey, Donald G. "Ethics in Practice,: Analysis of Edward R. Murrow's WWII Radio Reporting." Journal of Mass Media Ethics 8.2 (1993): 103-18. Print. This article took two of Murrow’s radio broadcasts and used them to compare his ethical practices. There was one very good quote about an ethical analysis from a different study that I used. It also led me to another of my books. Grossman, Lawrence K. "Murrow said it all in 1958." Columbia Journalism Review 41.1 (2002): 53. Humanities Full Text. Web. 28 Oct. 2009.
recid=0bc05f7a67b1790e5fa1204f82e6af4cf76d16f532245d479a0ce4fe2d38d937ac0cb37e9ac9 c7ee&fmt=H Grossman, L. K. Murrow said it all in 1958. Columbia Journalism Review v. 41 no. 1 (May/June 2002) p. 53>. This article Looked at Murrow after See it Now had been cancelled and really talked about his speech to the RTNDA. Of particular relevance to my paper was the talk about television becoming too commercial and introduced me to the RTNDA speech. Harvest of Shame. Dir. Fred W. Friendly. CBS, 1960. DVD. Kendrick, Alexander. Prime Time; The Life of Edward R. Murrow. Boston: Little Brown, 1969. Print. This book is a biography of Murrow. I used it to back up or add extra support to areas that were lacking in my paper. Murrow, Edward R. In search of light: the broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow, 1938-1961. New York: Da Capo, 1997. Print. This book was a collection of transcripts of all of Murrow’s radio and television broadcasts. I used quotes from some of the transcripts as well as the short introductions to many of the broadcasts, which was extremely helpful. Persico, Joseph E. Edward R. Murrow an American original. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988. Print. This book was another biography of Murrow. It was poorly organized though so I only ended up using it once to add supporting information. Rather, Dan. "Courage, Fear and the Television Newsroom." Television Quarterly 27.1 (1994): 87-94. Print. This was an excellent article written by newsman Dan Rather who was greatly influenced by Murrow. The article was an attempt to remind everyone what Murrow spent most of his life trying to get through to people. The paper talks a lot about Murrow’s character, which was very helpful to my report. See it Now: The McCarthy Years. Dir. Don Hewitt. CBS, 1951. DVD.

Sperber, A.M. Murrow, His Lfe and Times. New York: Freundlich Books, 1986. Print. This book was another, and probably the best, biography on Murrow. I used it frequently to back up my arguments and fill in any gaps I had. Sunenblick, Jesse. "Murrow's Boy: Dan Rather in high definition." Columbia Journalism Review 47.4 (2008): 46-51. Humanities Full Text. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. . This article was about how Edward Murrow influenced Dan Rather. While I didn’t quote this source in my paper, it was helpful when thinking about the staying power. This Reporter. Dir. Susan Steinberg. DocuRama, 1990. DVD. Thornton, Brain. "Published Reaction When Murrow Battled McCarthy." Journalism History 29.3 (2003): 133-46. Humanities Full Text. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. . This report researched the actual publicity Murrow received after the McCarthy episode. This article was useful when looking at the actual numbers as opposed to claims from networks about exposure and impact. However, since the article recognized that the majority of the feedback was over the phone and there is no way to access old phone calls, it was only a little bit helpful. Wershba, Joseph. "Edward R. Murrow and the Time of His Time." The Quill (Chicago Ill.) Sept. 2004: 10-15. Humanities Full Text. Web. 28 Oct. 2009.
vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.cals.evergreen.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml? recid=0bc05f7a67b1790e5fa1204f82e6af4cfe6e20bcd36177614ff76167202e28f2d0552db3ae1e 84a1&fmt=H Wershba, J. Edward R. Murrow and the Time of His Time. The Quill (Chicago, Ill.) (September 2004 supp) p. 10-15>. Joseph Wershba was a correspondent for See it Now. His article was written praise of Murrow, it almost sounded like a eulogy. It was very useful to me because he had first hand interactions with Murrow and his work on the program.