See It Now

See It Now was a documentary and news program in the 1950s in the United States. It was produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. This show has won four Emmy Awards. During the years 1953, 1954, 1957 and 1958

See It Now was the successor mission of Hear It Now, with the big difference was that now Hear It had a radio show. Both programs were produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The first episode ended on November 18, 1951 for the first time on the air. In this first program, Murrow made ​​a parallel between a studio on the west and one on the east coast.

See It Now ran until 1955 weekly 30 minutes to Columbia Broadcasting System, then irregularly, the last time on July 7, 1958.

Senator McCarthy

This show was a lot of people than those in memory, which from March 9, 1954 caused the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy with the issue. In this 30 - minute report A report on Senator McCarthy used Murrow McCarthy's own speeches and statements to criticize the latter, bring disagreements and present danger to democracy emanating from this Senator. Murrow was aware that he used the medium of television to attack a single man, and the moral acceptability of the methods used by him was not sure. Murrow and his producer paid out of pocket advertisements in daily newspapers that pointed to the broadcast. Following the broadcast of March 9, 1954 tens of thousands of submissions were received on Murrow, with over 90 % share his opinion. It is said that the driver of the truck, the zustellte the letters, has jokingly said that it would probably have been a good show.

Murrow gave McCarthy the opportunity to respond to the allegations in his mission. This reply was produced by McCarthy himself, and two weeks later broadcast by CBS, as promised by Murrow. Observers said that McCarthy's response consignment may have contributed more to his downfall as Murrow's original report, because Murrow knew as opposed to McCarthy, the rules of the new medium of television.

To the show output to McCarthy in March 1954, it is also in the published in 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • TV Program (United States)
  • TV show of the 1950s
  • Columbia Broadcasting System
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