CBS News legend Edward R. Murrow, who reported live from rooftops during the London Blitz, and in the 1950s challenged Senator McCarthy's Red scares. The closing words of his broadcasts, "Good night, and good luck," became his byline.
Dan Rather, another CBS newsman, in 1963 reported from the hospital in Dallas that President Kennedy had died. Later, he filed reports from the jungles of Vietnam, that helped to inform Americans about what was going on there.
Tom Wolfe, a master stylist, helped to create an entirely new way of writing news with his works "The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test" and "The Right Stuff." He inspired a generation of writers, reporters, and magazines like Rolling Stone.
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, reporters for The Washington Post, looked into a sleepy police report of a burglary at the Watergate Hotel, and their reports led them directly to the Oval Office, forcing a sitting President of the United States to resign.
The Spotlight team at The Boston Globe, has worked since the 1970s to investigate and report on matters of critical public interest, including (famously) reports of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. This team of exemplary reporters and editors is renowned for its work.Assignment: We're working on presentations of important and notable figures in American journalism and the information industry. Who are you looking into? Share your topic and some interesting information from your findings so far. Your post must be at least 200 words. Each team please note your names on the post. Due date: by the end of class on Thursday, April 20.
