Since the beginning of broadcast journalism, there has been one person credited with revolutionizing the field. This was Edward R. Murrow, also known as Mr. Television. Murrow set the highest standard for news reporting on radio and television. He broadcast stories that other journalists of the time would not even touch for fear of being blacklisted. His facts were solid, his scope thorough, his analysis focused, and his principles uncompromising (Edwards 7). He was also fearless when it came to challenging leaders who he felt were abusing their power, including Senator Joseph McCarthy. Murrow ushered in the modern era of journalism by fundamentally creating the medium of radio and television journalism and openly using these mediums to challenge the opinions and principles of powerful politicians. Broadcast journalism is defined as “a field of news and newspapers that are broadcast', that is, published by electrical methods, rather than the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters,” (“Broadcast Journalism”). Edward R. Murrow was one of the first true television journalists. Although newspapers and journalists had existed for some time, radio and television were relatively new technological fields and a new way of presenting news needed to be adapted. Murrow's first experience with broadcast journalism came when he began reporting from England during World War II. While radio was certainly not new when Murrow began reporting from it, it was the first time it had been used as a substantial news source (Bernstein). Before that time, the average citizen tuned in primarily to listen to newspaper headlines or to listen to evening entertainment radio programs as they provided an escape from the desolation of the Great Depression... half the paper... pr. 2012. .Cozma, Raluca. “From Murrow to Mediocrity?” Journalism Studies 11.5 (2010): 667-682. Communication and mass media completed. Network. April 11, 2012.Edwards, Bob. Edward R. Murrow and the birth of broadcast journalism. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004. Print."Journalism: Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia Britannica online. Np, nd Web. 11 April 2012. .Kendrick, Alexander. Prime Time: The Life of Edward R. Murrow. Boston: Little, Brown, 1969. Print. "The Watergate Story | The Post Investigates (washingtonpost.com)." Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News and Analysis. Network. April 12. 2012. .