According to the Impact/ Profile box, “Edward R. Murrow (1908–1965) Sets the Standard for Broadcast News,” which of the following is true?

a. Murrow was responsible for reporting about the “Pentagon Papers.”
b. Murrow was famous for his reporting in the Vietnam War.
c. Murrow started NBC's news department.
d. It is difficult to recapture the real Ed Murrow from the haze that now shrouds the mythical Murrow of history.


ANSWER: d

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