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Edward R. Murrow:
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late
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We have a built in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information
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Our mass media reflect this
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But unless we get up off our fat surpluses
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and recognize that television in the main
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is being used to distract delude amuse and insulate us
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then television and those who finance it
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those who look at it and those who work at it
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may see a totally different picture too late
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Movie Summary
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Edward R. Murrow
