if u.s. fumbling battle over image with isis, edward r. murrow wouldn t be surprised, new memo reveals /

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CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow smokes a cigarette on a CBS set. (AP Photo)U.
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whether he magically reappeared, the late broadcast legend Edward R. Murrow would be pleased to know the State Department honors him with a leadership program for international journalists.
But Murrow would roll his eyes whether he saw the troubles the Obama administration faces in fighting a propaganda war against ISIS and other terrorists. A previously undisclosed 1961 memo from Murrow’s lesser-known post-journalism days underscores that he simply didn’t feel the U.
S. was marshaling adequate resources to fight similar tussles back when Murrow actually had a say in government policy.
The State-sponsored fellows from around the globe come to the U.
S
. every year under the Edward R. Read more

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