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corroboration
The devil is in the details: description in historical non-fiction narrative
by, Jill Swenson
September 11, 2012

In 1953 Walter Cronkite anchored the first episode of You Are There with a reenactment of the Hindenberg. The early days of CBS news embraced a style grounded in reporting events based on eyewitness accounts, authoritative sources, and observational methods and packaging them into a story. After the end of WWII, CBS deployed the news editorial talents of Edward R. Murrow, Eric Severaid, and the… [Read More]

Filed Under: CBS, corroboration, Ed Murrow, facts, Historical Non-Fiction Narrative, Journalism, research, research tools, Walter Cronkite, Writing History, You Are There
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