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-Dominant- [34]
3 years ago
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As depicted in the film Good Night and Good Luck, which of the following statements most closely reflects Edward R. Murrow's opi

nion about television?
A. TV had to provide light entertainment so Americans could get their minds off the Cold War.
B. TV was a communications medium whose best uses were informing and educating the public.
C. TV's greatest responsibility to the American public was to purge itself of communist influence.
D. TV was a fast growing business that needed to focus on generating returns for stockholders.
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1 answer:
sergeinik [125]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

B -  TV was a communications medium whose best uses were informing and educating the public.

Explanation:

Edward R Murrow, popularly known and referred as the 'Godfather of Journalism, was a  journalist and  broadcaster of repute in the 1950s.

His documentaries which are credited with changing journalism history, are still been aired today .

The movie, Good Night and Good Luck, where  David Strainhard starred as Murrow, is a classic adaptation of a real confrontation between Murrow and a serving Senator of the United States .

Strainhard (acting as Murrow) is seen issuing  a stern warning to his contemporaries to stop using the big screen - television- or showbiz and advertisements, things he considered were not adding value to the viewer.  

He advocated that television be used as a medium of education to the people through informative , educative content and programming.

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