Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
April 8, 1956: CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow
talking to reporters during a stop in Wiesbaden,
Germany
Born
April 25, 1908(1908-04-25)
Guilford County, North Carolina
Died
April 27, 1965 (aged 57)
Brooklyn, New York
Edward R. Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe
Murrow;[1] April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965)
was an American broadcast journalist. He
first came to prominence with a series of ra-
dio news broadcasts during World War II,
which were followed by millions of listeners
in the United States and Canada.
Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss
and Alex Kendrick considered Murrow one of
journalism’s greatest figures, noting his hon-
esty and integrity in delivering the news.
A pioneer of television news broadcasting,
Murrow produced a series of TV news re-
ports that helped lead to the censure of Sen-
ator Joseph McCarthy.
Early life
Topics in journalism
Professional issues
News • Writing • Ethics • Objectivity • Values •
Attribution • Defamation • Editorial
independence • Education • Other topics
Fields
Arts • Business • Entertainment •
Environment • Fashion • Medicine • Politics •
Science • Sports • Tech • Trade • Traffic •
Weather
Genres
Advocacy • Churnalism • Citizen • Civic •
Collaborative • Community • Conspiracy •
Database • Gonzo • Investigative • Literary •
Muckraker • New • Narrative • Peace •
Visual • Watchdog
Social impact
Fourth Estate • Fifth Estate • Freedom of the
press • Infotainment • Media bias • Public
relations • Yellow journalism
News media
Newspapers • Magazines • News agencies •
Broadcast • Online • Photojournalism •
Alternative media
Roles
Journalist • Reporter • Editor • Columnist •
Commentator • Photographer • Presenter •
Meteorologist • Production Manager • Intern
Murrow was born Egbert Roscoe Murrow
near Greensboro, in Guilford County, North
Carolina, the son of Roscoe C. Murrow and
Ethel F. (nee Lamb) Murrow. His parents
were Quakers[2]. He was the youngest of
three brothers and was a "mixture of English,
Scots, Irish and German" descent.[3] His
home was a