One thing you won’t see when CNN airs GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK tonight (because the play can’t cover everything) is how Edward R. Murrow’s stand against McCarthyism directly involved the @aclu.org…
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Tomorrow at 7pm ET, Broadway history will be made — with an urgent message.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” recounts journalist Edward R. Murrow confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy over rampant government censorship in the 1950s. This is the first broadcast of a live Broadway show.
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June 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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There are a lot of treasures in the Murrow archives at Tufts. (And a very kind staff that didn’t mind me taking up temporary residence in their reading room…) #GNGL 🗃️
Glad to see CNN credit Tufts University with all the pictures of Edward R. Murrow in the run-up to Good Night and Good Luck. Those pics are actually from @fletcherschool.bsky.social’s Murrow Center. sites.tufts.edu/murrowcenter/
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June 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
There are a lot of treasures in the Murrow archives at Tufts. (And a very kind staff that didn’t mind me taking up temporary residence in their reading room…) #GNGL 🗃️
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The end of Good Night and Good Luck is something EVERYONE needs to see!!
Good for George
The end of Good Night and Good Luck is something EVERYONE needs to see!!
Good for George
June 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
As remarkable as Edward R. Murrow's courage in this moment was, he saw his stand against McCarthy as evidence of the weakness of TV broadcasting in the US.
The fact he had to do the broadcast on his own authority, Murrow argued, exposed his own network's lack of courage.
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The fact he had to do the broadcast on his own authority, Murrow argued, exposed his own network's lack of courage.
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Re-upping as CNN airs ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ live tonight—a timely reminder to a TV news business that needs reminding [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/a...
‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Remembers When TV Had a Conscience, and a Spine
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June 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As remarkable as Edward R. Murrow's courage in this moment was, he saw his stand against McCarthy as evidence of the weakness of TV broadcasting in the US.
The fact he had to do the broadcast on his own authority, Murrow argued, exposed his own network's lack of courage.
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The fact he had to do the broadcast on his own authority, Murrow argued, exposed his own network's lack of courage.
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Since there seems to be some demand for this, I’m in!
I’m taking a break from writing Edward R. Murrow’s biography to live-post the CNN broadcast of George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Join me next Saturday, June 7, at 7pm ET, with the hashtag #GNGL 🗃️
I’m taking a break from writing Edward R. Murrow’s biography to live-post the CNN broadcast of George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Join me next Saturday, June 7, at 7pm ET, with the hashtag #GNGL 🗃️
June 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Since there seems to be some demand for this, I’m in!
I’m taking a break from writing Edward R. Murrow’s biography to live-post the CNN broadcast of George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Join me next Saturday, June 7, at 7pm ET, with the hashtag #GNGL 🗃️
I’m taking a break from writing Edward R. Murrow’s biography to live-post the CNN broadcast of George Clooney’s GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Join me next Saturday, June 7, at 7pm ET, with the hashtag #GNGL 🗃️
Look close at the very end of the play, and you might catch a Nick Clooney cameo... #GNGL
Clooney's dad was a terrific tv newsman - erudite and debonair - and it's wild to watch his son playing Ed Murrow on Broadway.
June 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Look close at the very end of the play, and you might catch a Nick Clooney cameo... #GNGL
In this footage, McCarthy is interrogating a State Department employee named Reed Harris, whom he ultimately forced from the government.
Nearly a decade later, after Murrow became director of the US Information Agency, he brought Harris back into the federal service. #GNGL
Nearly a decade later, after Murrow became director of the US Information Agency, he brought Harris back into the federal service. #GNGL
June 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
In this footage, McCarthy is interrogating a State Department employee named Reed Harris, whom he ultimately forced from the government.
Nearly a decade later, after Murrow became director of the US Information Agency, he brought Harris back into the federal service. #GNGL
Nearly a decade later, after Murrow became director of the US Information Agency, he brought Harris back into the federal service. #GNGL
The book McCarthy found so incriminating, Harris's KING FOOTBALL, argued that universities were poorly serving their students by putting too many financial resources toward athletics.
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
June 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The book McCarthy found so incriminating, Harris's KING FOOTBALL, argued that universities were poorly serving their students by putting too many financial resources toward athletics.
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
December 23, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Hearing Bret Stephens defend an imagined ideal of inhumanly unbiased journalism is painful, yet also captures so much that is wrong with today’s news media.
Murrow was an effective communicator *precisely because* the audience knew his opinions, biases—in a word, his personality. #GNGL
Murrow was an effective communicator *precisely because* the audience knew his opinions, biases—in a word, his personality. #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hearing Bret Stephens defend an imagined ideal of inhumanly unbiased journalism is painful, yet also captures so much that is wrong with today’s news media.
Murrow was an effective communicator *precisely because* the audience knew his opinions, biases—in a word, his personality. #GNGL
Murrow was an effective communicator *precisely because* the audience knew his opinions, biases—in a word, his personality. #GNGL
Unlike CNN’s post-GOOD NIGNT AND GOOD LUCK panel, Ed Murrow understood that “both sides” reporting is a poor excuse for journalism.
As he often said (quoting Winston Churchill), you wouldn’t give equal time to Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot. #GNGL
As he often said (quoting Winston Churchill), you wouldn’t give equal time to Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot. #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unlike CNN’s post-GOOD NIGNT AND GOOD LUCK panel, Ed Murrow understood that “both sides” reporting is a poor excuse for journalism.
As he often said (quoting Winston Churchill), you wouldn’t give equal time to Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot. #GNGL
As he often said (quoting Winston Churchill), you wouldn’t give equal time to Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot. #GNGL
The play skips over *a lot* of drama between McCarthy’s April 6 broadcast and Murrow’s response the following week.
(I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for my Murrow biography to read all the gory details…) #GNGL
(I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for my Murrow biography to read all the gory details…) #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The play skips over *a lot* of drama between McCarthy’s April 6 broadcast and Murrow’s response the following week.
(I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for my Murrow biography to read all the gory details…) #GNGL
(I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for my Murrow biography to read all the gory details…) #GNGL
We’re back to the RTNDA speech, but the final lines (about unchecked power) aren’t Murrow’s—they’re Clooney’s direct message to the audience. #GNGL
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Clooney is performing lines from Murrow’s famous speech before the Radio-Television News Director’s association in 1958.
The whole address is worth reading (especially listening to) in its entirety: www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/edw... #GNGL
The whole address is worth reading (especially listening to) in its entirety: www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/edw... #GNGL
Edward R. Murrow - Radio-Television News Directors Association Speech
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June 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We’re back to the RTNDA speech, but the final lines (about unchecked power) aren’t Murrow’s—they’re Clooney’s direct message to the audience. #GNGL
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Goodnight & good luck. -#GNGL End Trump. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/...
‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ revisits history and is set to make some on Saturday. Here’s how to watch | CNN
History will be made Saturday.
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June 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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September 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A lot of discussion on @cnn.com right now about the decline in America’s trust in the news media since Murrow’s day.
Trust in the news (especially newspapers) was very low coming out of the Depression. Murrow helped rebuild it, in large part through his openly personal reporting. #GNGL
Trust in the news (especially newspapers) was very low coming out of the Depression. Murrow helped rebuild it, in large part through his openly personal reporting. #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I might have assumed Hollenbeck’s line about reasonable people flying away to Europe was added to comment on our current moment, but it’s in the original shooting script from 20 years ago. #GNGL
June 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I might have assumed Hollenbeck’s line about reasonable people flying away to Europe was added to comment on our current moment, but it’s in the original shooting script from 20 years ago. #GNGL
GNGL was a fine movie, i simply don’t need to watch it a second time
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
GNGL was a fine movie, i simply don’t need to watch it a second time
Seeing GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (and meeting Clooney!), right before defending my dissertation about Murrow, brought this whole thing full circle for me.
I can honestly say I wouldn’t be writing on this subject if I hadn’t seen Clooney’s film 20 years ago. #GNGL
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I can honestly say I wouldn’t be writing on this subject if I hadn’t seen Clooney’s film 20 years ago. #GNGL
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It’s taking me years of research & writing to try and bring Edward R. Murrow back to life with words—but this guy makes it look easy on stage!
Thrilled & grateful that George Clooney took the time to wish me “good night and good luck” before I defend my dissertation about our mutual fascination.
Thrilled & grateful that George Clooney took the time to wish me “good night and good luck” before I defend my dissertation about our mutual fascination.
June 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Seeing GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (and meeting Clooney!), right before defending my dissertation about Murrow, brought this whole thing full circle for me.
I can honestly say I wouldn’t be writing on this subject if I hadn’t seen Clooney’s film 20 years ago. #GNGL
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I can honestly say I wouldn’t be writing on this subject if I hadn’t seen Clooney’s film 20 years ago. #GNGL
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CBS moved Murrow’s program to Sunday afternoons because that’s where networks used to dump public service programming—until they figured out how much money they could make broadcasting football. #GNGL
The book McCarthy found so incriminating, Harris's KING FOOTBALL, argued that universities were poorly serving their students by putting too many financial resources toward athletics.
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
(Seems more prescient than subversive, if you ask me...) #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
CBS moved Murrow’s program to Sunday afternoons because that’s where networks used to dump public service programming—until they figured out how much money they could make broadcasting football. #GNGL
In its first few seasons, SEE IT NOW depended on the work of newsreel cameramen employed by Hearst.
After Don Hollenbeck’s death, Murrow and Friendly severed that professional relationship. #GNGL
After Don Hollenbeck’s death, Murrow and Friendly severed that professional relationship. #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In its first few seasons, SEE IT NOW depended on the work of newsreel cameramen employed by Hearst.
After Don Hollenbeck’s death, Murrow and Friendly severed that professional relationship. #GNGL
After Don Hollenbeck’s death, Murrow and Friendly severed that professional relationship. #GNGL
Marvin Kalb is not only a living legend, but everything he’s saying about Murrow’s commitment to the defense of democracy is spot on.
(I just wish CNN had gotten to him earlier…) #GNGL
(I just wish CNN had gotten to him earlier…) #GNGL
The CNN post-show could have done with a lot less panel and a lot more Scott Pelley, who truly understands Murrow’s example.
If you haven’t read or seen his recent speech at Wake Forest, rectify that now: commencement.news.wfu.edu/2020s/c2025/... #GNGL
If you haven’t read or seen his recent speech at Wake Forest, rectify that now: commencement.news.wfu.edu/2020s/c2025/... #GNGL
June 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Marvin Kalb is not only a living legend, but everything he’s saying about Murrow’s commitment to the defense of democracy is spot on.
(I just wish CNN had gotten to him earlier…) #GNGL
(I just wish CNN had gotten to him earlier…) #GNGL