Edward R. Murrow’s documentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy helped to

a. secure the Republican nomination for McCarthy.
b. hasten the senator’s fall.
c. increase the cooperation between the government and the media. d.
solidify his reputation as a whistleblower.
e. rid the nation of Communism.


ANS: B

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