Wires and Lights in a Box: Media Lessons from Ed Murrow

May 01, 2024

∙ Paid

A rather sober moment with Edward Murrow, sitting in black and white in a suit with a heavy look upon his face.

It might be hard to imagine today, in our era of 24/7 multimedia news coverage, but there was a time when major media outlets were reluctant to leap to live broadcasts. Where was the dignity in a radio outfit offering breathless coverage of breaking news events, when some media platforms could be used to provide educational and cultural programming inst…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Better Worlds Theory to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.