Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
GNGL SG Jay Jay
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in what decade did the events in this film occur? | post WWII late 1950s |
| at the beginning of the film, Sig Mickleson introduced Edward R. Murrow to the guests at a testimonial banquet. What were some important news topics that Mickelson credits Murrow w covering? | segregation exploitation of migrant workers famous arguement with senator mccarthy |
| What were some of the criticisms that Murrow leveled at how television was being used? | we are comfortable, wealthy fat and complacent tv is distract and deludes us |
| When Shirley Wershba (played by Patricia Clarkson) and Joe Wershba (played by Robert Downey, Jr.) meet by the file cabinets, what kind of oath did Joe whisper about? | loyalty to CBS that murrow signed -- saying they are not communists if they didnt sign it then they will fire him |
| Who was Milo Radulovich and why did Murrow take an interest in him? | an irish air force kid, his dad may be a communist made him lost his job in the AF unless he denounced his father and sister |
| What sponsor was the CBS network fearful of losing? | alcola -- dependent on fovernment contracts |
| How do the workplace smoking habits of the film's characters differ from what we see today? | they can smoke everywhere, even on live TV |
| In the advertisement for Kent cigarettes, what connection did the product spokesman make between Kent cigarettes and Murrow's viewers? | kent filters best like murrow did |
| Who was the celebrity that Murrow interviewed? What indications did Murrow give as to how he felt about doing celebrity interviews? | senator mccarthy |
| What was Bill Paley's job at CBS? | CEO |
| What did the term "pinko" mean? | a person with left wing or liberal views sympathetic to communism |
| Why did Shirley Wershba tell Joe Wershba to remove his wedding band? | co workers couldnt be married |
| Why was Don Hollenbeck troubled by Jack O'Brian's column? | o'brian was a mccarthy supporting columnist while hollenbeck was working for PM which is a left leaning newspaper that was too sympathetic to communism |
| What was the significance of Senator Joseph McCarthy's contention that Murrow had been a member of certain organizations? | he was trying to prove him a communist |
| What misstatement did McCarthy make about the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)? | he describes the ACLU as "listed as a front for doing work of the communist party" |
| In a conversation that Bill Paley had with Fred Friendly on the elevator, Paley told Friendly that McCarthy wanted someone to offer a rebuttal to Murrow. Who was McCarthy's choice for that job? | william buckley |
| Bill Paley accused Murrow of engaging in his own form of censorship and criticized Murrow for not correcting a statement regarding the criminal conviction of Alger Hiss. Who was Alger Hiss? For what crime was he convicted? | alger hiss is an american government offical |
| Why was Annie Lee Moss being questioned by a Congressional committee? | she was accused of being a communist and had transmitted messages in the pentagon |
| What was The Daily Worker? | a communist paper |
| Who was Roy Cohn and what was his relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy? | he was a american attorney and her served mccarthys chief counsel during the 2nd red scare |
| In one of the film's final scenes a tuxedoed gentleman was speaking on the TV monitor in the CBS lobby? Who was he? | Eisenhower |
| What did Murrow suggest were the most important functions that television could perform? | inspire and inform |
Created by:
mstout