Good Night and Good Luck Questions

1. Why were CBS executives and its journalists so hesitant about questioning Senator McCarthy?
        - CBS executives and its journalists were so hesitant about questioning Senator McCarthy because at the time, journalists were not supposed to go against the government. They could loose their careers. CBS could have been hit with large fines. Stalk holders could have complained and voted out the CEO.

2. What method did Murrow and the other journalists use in the first story against McCarthy? Why did they choose this way to tell their story?
        - Murrow used excerpts from McCarthy's own speeches and proclamations to criticize the Senator and point our episodes where he had contradicted himself. Which evidently contributed to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. They chose to tell their story this way because it provoked tens of thousands of letters, telegrams, and phone calls to CBS headquarters, running 15 to 1 in favor.

3. Describe McCarthy's appearance on Murrow's program. In your opinion, was it positive? Negative?
        - McCarthy's rebuttal served only to further decrease his already fading popularity. His appearance was negative. Murrow noted that he had " made no reference to any statements of fact that we made" and contested the personal attack made by "the junior senator from Wisconsin" against himself. Murrow exposed him for the "malicious liar that he was."

4. Why did Murrow's schedule get changed on CBS from a nightly program to Sunday afternoons?
         - Murrow's schedule changed from a nightly program to Sunday afternoons because they wanted more people to be aware and not many people stay up late enough to watch the night show.

5. What does Friendly and Murrow refer to as the " downfall of television?"
         - Friendly and Murrow believe that because they were no longer reporting news and going after the government that it was the "downfall of television."

6. What ended up happening to McCarthy?
         - McCarthy was advised by the U.S. president to keep silent. Soon he died.

7. What was Murrow's speech at the beginning and the end of the film about?
        -  Murrow's speech at the beginning and end of the film is about how journalism has become occupied with presenting only good news and how journalists succumb to escapism, losing touch with the real world.