At the end of his career, Edward R. Murrow had some profound comments about television and its future. Do you agree or disagree with his comments? Why? Responses for extra credit will be received until April 30.
I think its interesting how he thought that we would have to shield some people from television and other not. And how he tought it would eventually be a Look Now, Pay Later kind of deal. But that didn't workout the way he thought it would be.
Murrow is an interesting guy because of his success for TV, while having such a strong hate for it. He regarded radio as the most satisfying and rewarding medium. He said many negative things about TV, claiming that is was highly superficial and meant for showbiz while not being a good transmission of ideas. Claiming that TV is fake and an insulation from the real world he wanted to see more harsh realities of the world on TV. He believed in the Look Now, Pay Later idea that if they watched, in the future history would take it's revenge and retribution. Ironically enough, he was one of the first television "megastars." I do agree that Television is deteriorating our nation; technology as a whole contributes to this. While people are become more connected virtually and electronically, people are becoming more disconnected on a reality level. Human interaction is not as intimate as it used to be, it has become fake and superficial... as Murrow described television was. It has spread to a personal level.
Edward R. Murrow was very suspicious of television as a means of spreading news. He thought television broadcasted news was closer to showbiz than news itself. His attitude toward television seemed to push him to find the boundaries of new broadcasting. He managed to expose Senator McCarthy and bring many valuable news broadcasts to the public despite his dislike for television. By the end of his career, Murrow thought that watching television would shelter people from their realities rather than living the reality and surviving it. Which is why he said the slogan for television should be "Look now, pay late." Because using such a commodity as television now, would keep us from the demands of society and its survival later. Having lived through a generation with television as a household commodity, I disagree with Murrow. I believe it has helped to form a more unified society by exposing people to information and images from far distances. Television has helped shape the culture of our nation in more ways than one. Our popular culture realies on the music, celebrities, and retailers on TV. Our knowledge of the world around us comes from news broadcasts on TV. The technology from TV has brought about more advanced ways of communication and media. Television has helped our society expand, rather than insulate it as Murrow thought it would.
Edward R. Murrow, who became known as the most famous name in broadcasting history, is an interesting man in terms of his love/hate feelings toward television. Television was the reason for Murrows success, yet he had man negative things to say about it. He claimed that television was superficial and that news was more closely related to showbiz than it was to actual news. Murrow believed in the “Look now, pay later” idea which meant that people watching television would be protected from the realities of life instead of facing them and living through them. In a way, I both agree and disagree with Murrows comments. I can see where he is coming from in his believes but at the same time believe that television has been a big part of informing people of events that are happening far away. Without news broadcasts, many individuals would know nothing about what is going on around the world. However, many people are becoming to reliant on technology and becoming disconnected from reality to some extent.
Edward Murrow was a very interesting man. He always considered himself a radio man although he was extremely successful on television. He thought the advent of television would have a "look now, pay later" effect. I think that is true and it is obvious in today's society. As much as Murrow disliked television and the way it made news more like showbiz, he was good at it. As much as he disagreed with the technology, he had no choice but to use it to his advantage. Today, many people believe that television is still corrupting society along with other advancements in technology such as the internet. In the end, we have no choice to use the technology if we want to succeed. In a way, we all have to deal with the same problem Edward Murrow did in order to be successful.
Edward Murrow's history with television is quite incredible. As our text book says, he "had to be dragged, kicking, and screaming, into television" yet when he went to cover WWII he was slowly becoming the most famous name in broadcast history. Murrow had nothing positve to say about television. Which is why his 1949 interview with The New York Times was never published. He thought it was being used as a medium of entertainment rather than education. He believed that it would have a "look now,pay later" effect on the public by disguising the truth of the real world with pictures and animations. Personally i do not agree with his negative views on television and technology. Without the advancements with tehnology our world of communications would almost cease to exit. People all over the world can communication through a hand held device that fits in your pocket. Although television is used for more of an entertainment purpose rather than to provide information, it can still be used to provide information when an emergency happens. Murrow believed in journalism and he will always be remembered and considdered one of the greatest, if not best, broadcasters.
Murrow hated television but was very successful when it came to it. He was a big name in journalism but a huge name in television whether he liked it or not. His slogan,"look now, pay later" meant that television covers up the truth from society. I do not agree with him because television has done amazing things for this country. We got to see the Vietnam war up close and got to see all kind of world events. It did wonders for the advertising world and provided great entertainment for society. Television is a very important part of our society and is very much needed. Murrow had it wrong, television is a great form of information and an important part of our daily lives.
Edward Murrow comments that television shows “evidence of decadence, escapism and insulation from the realities of the world in which we live.” He mocks that if this continues, might as well “look now, and pay later.” Wow, those are some strong harsh words Murrow and you are so right on the money with shades of gray. Television is a source used for most people to escape from their reality. You get home from a day of work all tired and all you want to do is turn on that box with the moving pictures and be entertained. To me, there is nothing wrong with that.
Television is entertainment just as much as it informs, educate and persuade us into buying more junk. Either way it expands our horizon, just not during prime time hours. LOL. Hey, we are capitalist society and that is what our founding father intend it to be, so I’m not surprise that the world of show business, advertising and news entwined. I laugh when I see product placement recommended by a cartoons and the news announcing some winner from American Idol. But maybe because I’m an ad major and I probably would have done the same thing.
Murrow you great pioneer you, if only you are alive today to opinionate on Internet dating sites with chat rooms, twitter, cyber news and teens spending way too much time on social networking sites with hundreds of friends they don’t know. I can see how you would bow your head in worries when hearing about the mother and daughter scandals that lead to a teenage suicide all from the wonderful world of cyber. All I can say is America educate your self and don’t get caught up in la-la land. It is a beautiful world all and all so go outside and visit your family you forgot you have instead of spending hours figuring out and updating iphone features and watching reality TV shows. Go create your own life.
At the end of Edward R. Murrow's career he said that television could teach, illuminate, and even inspire, but only to the extent that we humans were determined to use it. He said that television could be useful tool to fight against ignorance, intolerance and indifference and I would agree with his statement because television certainly brought about awareness and thus helped bring about changes.It allowed us to go places and see things we may never otherwise get a chance to see or learn about. It helped educated the American public and brought news into their homes, especially about the war. That was a good thing, I think he understood that people would rather not hear bad news and would instead prefer to be entertain in order to escape the realities of what was going on in the world, much like today. I mean we are flooded with stupid, mindless, so called "reality" TV. Our children can name most reality stars but have no idea about whats going on in the political arena, much less any of their city or state officials names. Murrow also said he was seized with an abiding fear regarding what television and radio was doing to our society, our culture and our heritage, and boy would he turn over in his grave if he saw what we have allowed to happen to television today! He went on to say that only occasionally, informative programs were presented on Sundays and that during the daily peak viewing periods, television in the main insulates us from the realities of the world in which we live. If he could ONLY live to see how prophetic his words were! We have more crap than news and even the news is biased, depending on the news channel a person watches. I agree with Murrow, because television can be such a wonderful tool when we are using it for the arts or educations, but on the other hand the filth, obscenity, and some of the advertising campaigns are just wrong and our society just adapts without much protest. Murrow also said that our history will be what we make it and even though history has proven this statements to be true over and over, we still continue to get worse as a society as far as what we are allowing to come into our homes via television, it shows our moral decay as a society.
Carolina Velazquez said... It wasn’t a shocker whenever Edward R. Murrow expressed his strong dislike for television. Despite his hatred, Murrow contributed some many innovative things to the television world. It was rare when Murrow had a positive outlook on what television was doing to society. Murrow commented on how television was shallow as it wanted to focus more on the showbiz aspect, like his show Person to Person, which Murrow was embarrassed to be part of. His also thought that television was a fraud seeing that the truth was never really shared. His “look now, pay later” idea epitomized what he thought television was: for the public to be unaware of the realities and truth of the world with images and animation.
I do somewhat agree with Murrow’s comments on television. I do feel that society should be focusing more on the news, which is what’s important, rather than celebrities.
In the lobby of the CBS headquarters in New York, Edward Murrow is remembered and recognized as, "The man who set standards of excellence that remain unsurpassed." During his 25-Year career he made more than 5000 broadcasts and more than any other reporters, he invented the traditions and formats of television news.
Although Murrow initially had a strong dislike for Television, he had a love for common America, which led him to seek out stories of ordinary people. He presented stories in such a unique way, that even they, the people, became popular topics in political or social issues. He also participated in being a significant voice for America. During the WWII he flew into more than twenty bombing missions in Berlin and was the first Allied correspondent to report on the Nazi concentration camps.
Murrow's main concentration in his career was not about being a star reporter on television, but about his courage and perseverance in the search for the truth. His focus was stories. All he wanted to do was pursue stories, important stories.
Murrow was a profound symbol in the world of broadcasting. His belief in journalism as a solid voice of our nation and for politics and democracy will forever be remembered and not forgotten. He forever changed the politics and everyday life of the American people.
Audra Skaates said... In the lobby of the CBS headquarters in New York, Edward Murrow is remembered and recognized as, "The man who set standards of excellence that remain unsurpassed." During his 25-Year career he made more than 5000 broadcasts and more than any other reporters, he invented the traditions and formats of television news.
Although Murrow initially had a strong dislike for Television, he had a love for common America, which led him to seek out stories of ordinary people. He presented stories in such a unique way, that even they, the people, became popular topics in political or social issues. He also participated in being a significant voice for America. During the WWII he flew into more than twenty bombing missions in Berlin and was the first Allied correspondent to report on the Nazi concentration camps.
Murrow's main concentration in his career was not about being a star reporter on television, but about his courage and perseverance in the search for the truth. His focus was stories. All he wanted to do was pursue stories, important stories.
Murrow was a profound symbol in the world of broadcasting. His belief in journalism as a solid voice of our nation and for politics and democracy will forever be remembered and not forgotten. He forever changed the politics and everyday life of the American people.
If Edward Murrow was alive today I believe that he would be disappointed by the outcome of television. Murrow believed that Television should be used as a vehicle for education and a way for people to stay informed about politics. As people I feel that we have taken advantage of the original purpose of TV programming.
I believe with Murrow's statements that television has a purpose, it originally did until programming began to change. I feel that Murrow would desire more educational and family programs on tv.
Executives have strayed away from Murrow's original intent of the television programming. If the original plan had been carried out, I believe that we would have a much different view of tv and current programming. Especially according to Murrow and his original goals.
"I'm a Radio man." Pretty much sums up his opinion of television and his views on radio. Ive read some other opinions as well as the documentary on Murrow. From what I've heard, Murrow didnt really need television to achieve raw intrigue from his news breaking journalsim that kept so many people listening to evry word he said. His idea of powerful use and no abuse of television is what I truly feel is what Murrow wanted and did! He always thought there were too many hands in the stories on television and just didnt symboloize journalism at its best. Radio brought one voice and most of the time, one perspective. If television can use its influence to truly help and inform our communities properly then Im sure Murrow would be all in. He was a man for the people and especially the working class. He stood up for people that needed to be stood up for. He wanted our nation to know what we stand for and what we as a whole are doing to maintain that reputation and keeping wiseguys accountable when needed. His success seems to be wrapped around this idea. His voice carried this message and everyone could hear it with every story he told. Edward Murrow was a true, "radio man."
Originally Murrow did not like television, he believed in what Ida Lou Anderson had taught him " To respect the beauty and the power of the spoken word." Murrow was afraid that quality news might turn to some kind of animated magazine and he wanted to make a different with his news. He reported his stories with the "little person" in mind and went directly to the source to report. For example, he would interview the the soldier in the war and flew up in planes during air raids to be able to deliver the true of news. Murrow, actions and reporting gave him the satisfaction to give his audience quality news. He made an extreme impact on the television world by telling it the way news was. He was the one that deliver his news with integrity, in which makes me think that in todays world we have lost a lot of integrity when reporting news.
I think its interesting how he thought that we would have to shield some people from television and other not. And how he tought it would eventually be a Look Now, Pay Later kind of deal. But that didn't workout the way he thought it would be.
ReplyDeleteMurrow is an interesting guy because of his success for TV, while having such a strong hate for it.
ReplyDeleteHe regarded radio as the most satisfying and rewarding medium.
He said many negative things about TV, claiming that is was highly superficial and meant for showbiz while not being a good transmission of ideas.
Claiming that TV is fake and an insulation from the real world he wanted to see more harsh realities of the world on TV.
He believed in the Look Now, Pay Later idea that if they watched, in the future history would take it's revenge and retribution.
Ironically enough, he was one of the first television "megastars."
I do agree that Television is deteriorating our nation; technology as a whole contributes to this. While people are become more connected virtually and electronically, people are becoming more disconnected on a reality level. Human interaction is not as intimate as it used to be, it has become fake and superficial... as Murrow described television was. It has spread to a personal level.
Edward R. Murrow was very suspicious of television as a means of spreading news. He thought television broadcasted news was closer to showbiz than news itself. His attitude toward television seemed to push him to find the boundaries of new broadcasting. He managed to expose Senator McCarthy and bring many valuable news broadcasts to the public despite his dislike for television.
ReplyDeleteBy the end of his career, Murrow thought that watching television would shelter people from their realities rather than living the reality and surviving it. Which is why he said the slogan for television should be "Look now, pay late." Because using such a commodity as television now, would keep us from the demands of society and its survival later.
Having lived through a generation with television as a household commodity, I disagree with Murrow. I believe it has helped to form a more unified society by exposing people to information and images from far distances. Television has helped shape the culture of our nation in more ways than one. Our popular culture realies on the music, celebrities, and retailers on TV. Our knowledge of the world around us comes from news broadcasts on TV. The technology from TV has brought about more advanced ways of communication and media. Television has helped our society expand, rather than insulate it as Murrow thought it would.
Edward R. Murrow, who became known as the most famous name in broadcasting history, is an interesting man in terms of his love/hate feelings toward television. Television was the reason for Murrows success, yet he had man negative things to say about it. He claimed that television was superficial and that news was more closely related to showbiz than it was to actual news. Murrow believed in the “Look now, pay later” idea which meant that people watching television would be protected from the realities of life instead of facing them and living through them.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, I both agree and disagree with Murrows comments. I can see where he is coming from in his believes but at the same time believe that television has been a big part of informing people of events that are happening far away. Without news broadcasts, many individuals would know nothing about what is going on around the world. However, many people are becoming to reliant on technology and becoming disconnected from reality to some extent.
Edward Murrow was a very interesting man. He always considered himself a radio man although he was extremely successful on television. He thought the advent of television would have a "look now, pay later" effect. I think that is true and it is obvious in today's society.
ReplyDeleteAs much as Murrow disliked television and the way it made news more like showbiz, he was good at it. As much as he disagreed with the technology, he had no choice but to use it to his advantage.
Today, many people believe that television is still corrupting society along with other advancements in technology such as the internet. In the end, we have no choice to use the technology if we want to succeed. In a way, we all have to deal with the same problem Edward Murrow did in order to be successful.
Edward Murrow's history with television is quite incredible. As our text book says, he "had to be dragged, kicking, and screaming, into television" yet when he went to cover WWII he was slowly becoming the most famous name in broadcast history. Murrow had nothing positve to say about television. Which is why his 1949 interview with The New York Times was never published. He thought it was being used as a medium of entertainment rather than education. He believed that it would have a "look now,pay later" effect on the public by disguising the truth of the real world with pictures and animations.
ReplyDeletePersonally i do not agree with his negative views on television and technology. Without the advancements with tehnology our world of communications would almost cease to exit. People all over the world can communication through a hand held device that fits in your pocket. Although television is used for more of an entertainment purpose rather than to provide information, it can still be used to provide information when an emergency happens. Murrow believed in journalism and he will always be remembered and considdered one of the greatest, if not best, broadcasters.
Monse Bolanos
Comm 425
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Murrow hated television but was very successful when it came to it. He was a big name in journalism but a huge name in television whether he liked it or not. His slogan,"look now, pay later" meant that television covers up the truth from society. I do not agree with him because television has done amazing things for this country. We got to see the Vietnam war up close and got to see all kind of world events. It did wonders for the advertising world and provided great entertainment for society. Television is a very important part of our society and is very much needed. Murrow had it wrong, television is a great form of information and an important part of our daily lives.
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Edward Murrow comments that television shows “evidence of decadence, escapism and insulation from the realities of the world in which we live.” He mocks that if this continues, might as well “look now, and pay later.” Wow, those are some strong harsh words Murrow and you are so right on the money with shades of gray. Television is a source used for most people to escape from their reality. You get home from a day of work all tired and all you want to do is turn on that box with the moving pictures and be entertained. To me, there is nothing wrong with that.
ReplyDeleteTelevision is entertainment just as much as it informs, educate and persuade us into buying more junk. Either way it expands our horizon, just not during prime time hours. LOL. Hey, we are capitalist society and that is what our founding father intend it to be, so I’m not surprise that the world of show business, advertising and news entwined. I laugh when I see product placement recommended by a cartoons and the news announcing some winner from American Idol. But maybe because I’m an ad major and I probably would have done the same thing.
Murrow you great pioneer you, if only you are alive today to opinionate on Internet dating sites with chat rooms, twitter, cyber news and teens spending way too much time on social networking sites with hundreds of friends they don’t know. I can see how you would bow your head in worries when hearing about the mother and daughter scandals that lead to a teenage suicide all from the wonderful world of cyber. All I can say is America educate your self and don’t get caught up in la-la land. It is a beautiful world all and all so go outside and visit your family you forgot you have instead of spending hours figuring out and updating iphone features and watching reality TV shows. Go create your own life.
At the end of Edward R. Murrow's career he said that television could teach, illuminate, and even inspire, but only to the extent that we humans were determined to use it. He said that television could be useful tool to fight against ignorance, intolerance and indifference and I would agree with his statement because television certainly brought about awareness and thus helped bring about changes.It allowed us to go places and see things we may never otherwise get a chance to see or learn about. It helped educated the American public and brought news into their homes, especially about the war. That was a good thing, I think he understood that people would rather not hear bad news and would instead prefer to be entertain in order to escape the realities of what was going on in the world, much like today. I mean we are flooded with stupid, mindless, so called "reality" TV. Our children can name most reality stars but have no idea about whats going on in the political arena, much less any of their city or state officials names. Murrow also said he was seized with an abiding fear regarding what television and radio was doing to our society, our culture and our heritage, and boy would he turn over in his grave if he saw what we have allowed to happen to television today! He went on to say that only occasionally, informative programs were presented on Sundays and that during the daily peak viewing periods, television in the main insulates us from the realities of the world in which we live. If he could ONLY live to see how prophetic his words were! We have more crap than news and even the news is biased, depending on the news channel a person watches. I agree with Murrow, because television can be such a wonderful tool when we are using it for the arts or educations, but on the other hand the filth, obscenity, and some of the advertising campaigns are just wrong and our society just adapts without much protest. Murrow also said that our history will be what we make it and even though history has proven this statements to be true over and over, we still continue to get worse as a society as far as what we are allowing to come into our homes via television, it shows our moral decay as a society.
ReplyDeleteCarolina Velazquez said...
ReplyDeleteIt wasn’t a shocker whenever Edward R. Murrow expressed his strong dislike for television. Despite his hatred, Murrow contributed some many innovative things to the television world. It was rare when Murrow had a positive outlook on what television was doing to society. Murrow commented on how television was shallow as it wanted to focus more on the showbiz aspect, like his show Person to Person, which Murrow was embarrassed to be part of. His also thought that television was a fraud seeing that the truth was never really shared. His “look now, pay later” idea epitomized what he thought television was: for the public to be unaware of the realities and truth of the world with images and animation.
I do somewhat agree with Murrow’s comments on television. I do feel that society should be focusing more on the news, which is what’s important, rather than celebrities.
In the lobby of the CBS headquarters in New York, Edward Murrow is remembered and recognized as, "The man who set standards of excellence that remain unsurpassed." During his 25-Year career he made more than 5000 broadcasts and more than any other reporters, he invented the traditions and formats of television news.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Murrow initially had a strong dislike for Television, he had a love for common America, which led him to seek out stories of ordinary people. He presented stories in such a unique way, that even they, the people, became popular topics in political or social issues. He also participated in being a significant voice for America. During the WWII he flew into more than twenty bombing missions in Berlin and was the first Allied correspondent to report on the Nazi concentration camps.
Murrow's main concentration in his career was not about being a star reporter on television, but about his courage and perseverance in the search for the truth. His focus was stories. All he wanted to do was pursue stories, important stories.
Murrow was a profound symbol in the world of broadcasting. His belief in journalism as a solid voice of our nation and for politics and democracy will forever be remembered and not forgotten. He forever changed the politics and everyday life of the American people.
Audra Skaates said...
ReplyDeleteIn the lobby of the CBS headquarters in New York, Edward Murrow is remembered and recognized as, "The man who set standards of excellence that remain unsurpassed." During his 25-Year career he made more than 5000 broadcasts and more than any other reporters, he invented the traditions and formats of television news.
Although Murrow initially had a strong dislike for Television, he had a love for common America, which led him to seek out stories of ordinary people. He presented stories in such a unique way, that even they, the people, became popular topics in political or social issues. He also participated in being a significant voice for America. During the WWII he flew into more than twenty bombing missions in Berlin and was the first Allied correspondent to report on the Nazi concentration camps.
Murrow's main concentration in his career was not about being a star reporter on television, but about his courage and perseverance in the search for the truth. His focus was stories. All he wanted to do was pursue stories, important stories.
Murrow was a profound symbol in the world of broadcasting. His belief in journalism as a solid voice of our nation and for politics and democracy will forever be remembered and not forgotten. He forever changed the politics and everyday life of the American people.
If Edward Murrow was alive today I believe that he would be disappointed by the outcome of television. Murrow believed that Television should be used as a vehicle for education and a way for people to stay informed about politics. As people I feel that we have taken advantage of the original purpose of TV programming.
ReplyDeleteI believe with Murrow's statements that television has a purpose, it originally did until programming began to change. I feel that Murrow would desire more educational and family programs on tv.
Executives have strayed away from Murrow's original intent of the television programming. If the original plan had been carried out, I believe that we would have a much different view of tv and current programming. Especially according to Murrow and his original goals.
Tehelah Lisett Edwards
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James Leonard-
ReplyDelete"I'm a Radio man." Pretty much sums up his opinion of television and his views on radio. Ive read some other opinions as well as the documentary on Murrow. From what I've heard, Murrow didnt really need television to achieve raw intrigue from his news breaking journalsim that kept so many people listening to evry word he said. His idea of powerful use and no abuse of television is what I truly feel is what Murrow wanted and did! He always thought there were too many hands in the stories on television and just didnt symboloize journalism at its best. Radio brought one voice and most of the time, one perspective. If television can use its influence to truly help and inform our communities properly then Im sure Murrow would be all in. He was a man for the people and especially the working class. He stood up for people that needed to be stood up for. He wanted our nation to know what we stand for and what we as a whole are doing to maintain that reputation and keeping wiseguys accountable when needed. His success seems to be wrapped around this idea. His voice carried this message and everyone could hear it with every story he told. Edward Murrow was a true, "radio man."
James Leonard
Originally Murrow did not like television, he believed in what Ida Lou Anderson had taught him " To respect the beauty and the power of the spoken word." Murrow was afraid that quality news might turn to some kind of animated magazine and he wanted to make a different with his news. He reported his stories with the "little person" in mind and went directly to the source to report. For example, he would interview the the soldier in the war and flew up in planes during air raids to be able to deliver the true of news. Murrow, actions and reporting gave him the satisfaction to give his audience quality news. He made an extreme impact on the television world by telling it the way news was. He was the one that deliver his news with integrity, in which makes me think that in todays world we have lost a lot of integrity when reporting news.
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