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Dear CBS News/60 Minutes, from: Edward R. Murrow
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar."~ Edward R. Murrow
Dear CBS News/60 Minutes,
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.
And...
Edward R. Murrow at his desk The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
And...
One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show business, advertising and news. Each of the three is a rather bizarre and demanding profession. And when you get all three under one roof, the dust never settles. The top management of the networks with a few notable exceptions, has been trained in advertising, research, sales or show business. But by the nature of the corporate structure, they also make the final and crucial decisions having to do with news and public affairs. Frequently they have neither the time nor the competence to do this.
And...
All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.
Good night and good luck with your credibility,
Edward R. Murrow
CBS News
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.
And...
Edward R. Murrow at his desk The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
And...
One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show business, advertising and news. Each of the three is a rather bizarre and demanding profession. And when you get all three under one roof, the dust never settles. The top management of the networks with a few notable exceptions, has been trained in advertising, research, sales or show business. But by the nature of the corporate structure, they also make the final and crucial decisions having to do with news and public affairs. Frequently they have neither the time nor the competence to do this.
And...
All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.
Good night and good luck with your credibility,
Edward R. Murrow
CBS News
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/commentary/hiddenagenda/murrow.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/14/1255280/-Cheers-and-Jeers-Thursday
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