El inventor del periodismo radiofónico. Estudio de las crónicas radiofónicas de Edward R. Murrow

Abstract

Unknown in our country, the American journalist for CBS Edward Murrow is one of the men who made the greatest contribution to the real invention of radio journalism. His period as correspondent from London during World War II marked the outstanding beginning of a journalistic career which continued during the 50s and 60s. Among his most important contributions are the adoption of a radio-specific language for news reports as distinct from that of the print press, the introduction ot street noises, live broadcasts and the practice of speaking directly to the listener in first person, directly and without sensationalism. However, perhaps his most important legacy is that of forging a group of reporters, the Murrow Boys, to whom he transmitted the necessity of maintaining a sense o( humility, high standards and service in the exercise o( their profession. For this reason, one can state that Murrow created a journalistic tradition in the world o( English-language radio from which European journalists still have much to learn.