Good Night Good Luck English

What time period does the start of the movie take place

1958

Where does the movie start

At a gala for Murrow to pay tribute to him

What was Murrows speech about

about the future of journalism and TV

What time period does the flashback take place

1953

What is the atmosphere during this time

fear and paranoia, afraid of being called Communist

Why didn’t Murow like McCarthy

because he spread lies about people without proof

What happened to Milo Raduolovich

An air force reservist who was being forced to choose between the air force or his father

Why did Milo’s father get accused of being communist

He was Serbain and had been reading a communist newspaper

What happened to Annie Lee Moss

She was accused of being a communist while working at the Pentagon, and her name had been on a communist party roll

Who committed suicide in the movie

Don Hollenbeck, an anchorman

Why did Don commit

because he was accused by McCarthy

What did CBS not give McCarthy the opportunity to do

to rebut their reports on him

Why did McCarthy leave the Annie Moss trial before it ended

because he knew that he was wrong about his accusations

How does the film end

with Murrow finishing his speech at the gala

What did Murrow pleaded to the audience about

to not use TV just for mindless information but to inform and educate others