See It Now

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See It Now was a documentary and news show in the United States in the 1950s . It was produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly . This show won four Emmy Awards , in 1953 , 1954 , 1957 and 1958 .

See It Now was the follow-up to Hear it now , the big difference being that Hear it now was a radio show. Both programs were produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. The first episode first went on air on November 18, 1951 . In this first broadcast, Murrow made a parallel connection between a studio on the west coast and one on the east coast.

See It Now ran 30 minutes a week on Columbia Broadcasting System until 1955 , after which it ran irregularly, the last time on July 7, 1958.

Senator McCarthy

That show was remembered by many as the one that started the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy on the March 9, 1954 issue . In this 30-minute report, A Report on Senator McCarthy , Murrow used McCarthy's own speeches and statements to criticize the latter, point out contradictions, and highlight the democratic threat that this Senator posed . Murrow was aware that he was using the medium of television to attack a single man and was unsure of the moral justification of the methods he used. Murrow and his producer paid out of pocket ads in daily newspapers referring to the broadcast. Following the March 9, 1954 broadcast, Murrow received tens of thousands of mails, with over 90% sharing his opinion. It is said that the driver of the truck that delivered the letters jokingly said that it must have been a good show.

Murrow gave McCarthy the opportunity to respond to the allegations on his broadcast. This reply was produced by McCarthy himself and aired on CBS two weeks later , as promised by Murrow. Observers said that McCarthy's reply broadcast may have contributed more to his overthrow than Murrow's original report, because Murrow, unlike McCarthy, knew the rules of the new medium of television.

The March 1954 show edition of McCarthy is also about in the 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck.