sure was edward r murrow. it was joseph welch. margaret, you know, senator chase smith set the sort set the predicate for it. but it was also the eisenhower administration itself because it encouraged republican senators and republicans in the political system to to question and then counter in oppose. senator mccarthy. had they not done that, i think he would have been stronger and he would have been able to stay in power longer. well, jim townsend, your center is named after pretty well-known congressional investigator, senator carl levin. what kind of work did he do? and what about the levin center? well, senator levin was the longest serving senator from the state of michigan. he served six terms, 36 years and he did many, many things. but one of the things he was really focused on was doing good oversight and making sure that those lessons learned from the mccarthy era, the lessons about the importance of a bipartisan investigation, of investigations that are truly committed to finding the facts. he took those lessons to hear

sure was edward r murrow. it was joseph welch. margaret, you know, senator chase smith set the sort set the predicate for it. but it was also the eisenhower administration itself because it encouraged republican senators and republicans in the political system to to question and then counter in oppose. senator mccarthy. had they not done that, i think he would have been stronger and he would have been able to stay in power longer. well, jim townsend, your center is named after pretty well-known congressional investigator, senator carl levin. what kind of work did he do? and what about the levin center? well, senator levin was the longest serving senator from the state of michigan. he served six terms, 36 years and he did many, many things. but one of the things he was really focused on was doing good oversight and making sure that those lessons learned from the mccarthy era, the lessons about the importance of a bipartisan investigation, of investigations that are truly committed to finding the facts. he took those lessons to hear

and finally here in the bay area where you can earn the peabody and edward r murrow awards for his reporting. now here at kron, khan has helped amplify veterans voices and he's spoken up for animals that have no voice. he's flying tails combining his skills as a pilot and compassionate storyteller to bring us some really unforgettable moments. so that's everything you see at home. what you don't see is ken's kind and generous spirit behind the camera and his willingness to be a teacher and a mentor. he's also a good friend. and that's what we're going to miss most in our newsroom. other than his killer karaoke pipes. we said it. it's out there. how baha? you always make people look good. when you put together these little training package that we're not done with you yet. yeah, we're going to be here for it another month. maybe. yeah. and all that stuff. i'm just going to ruin it by my behavior from here on out. i'm just going to be a mess. you're going want me out of here so fast. you can't take it anymore. you know, i've had the pleasure working some with some really great people in 33 yea

i think you'd say edward r murrow did that. but she expanded it and defined and reshaped it and came to dominate that genre. yeah, absolutely totally true. the today show experience, where she was clearly always told about second fiddle or third fiddle, or it did that helped her in the later reaching out to a broad or not just politicians and national leaders but really broadened her access to other figures. so here's a life lesson from barbara walters, which is life gives you lemons, make lemonade. here's how she did that. she had been on the today show when the host was hugh downs, who was very supportive, one of the very few men on the air who supported barbara walters in her ambition and later in life and later on abc news and supported her again. exactly. so hugh downs the exception to the rule of men who were not welcoming barbara walters, but he left and was replaced by frank mcgee, who was a serious newsman who had great regard for women journalists. and he set a rule that when were doing an interview together on the nb

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sharyl attkisson, a five-time emmy award journalist, and recipient of the edward r murrow award for investigative reporting. she has been a journalist for 30 years and is currently the managing editor and host of full measure. ms. johnson is a policy director of the institute at columbia university, raises work at pen america, state department and a private practice as a patent litigator. we would begin by swearing you in. would you please rise in raise your right hand? [witnesses were sworn in] >> let the record reflect that the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. thank you, and please be seated. please know your written testimony will be entered into the record in its entirety. accordingly we ask you summarize your testimony in five minutes. ms. herridge, you may begin. >> good morning, chairman jordan, ranking member ballot, chairman roy and ranking member scanlon, and members of the subcommittee. i'm here today with with a deep sense of gratitude and humility. i appreciate the subcommittee taking the time to focus again on the importance of protecting reporter sources and the vital sa