julie

Well Done

Revisado: 07-31-17

What made the experience of listening to Dark Days in the Newsroom the most enjoyable?

Was somehow easy to understand a very complex time. I am presently studying this period in history in a seminar at our college. Alwood makes it more approachable by introducing a fair number of characters from then people like J. Edgar Hoover, Edward R. Murrow,etc.

What did you like best about this story?

I both liked and did not like the Senator Eastland who went after the Communists in the hearings. The story gave me a choice to decide for myself.

What about Robert Thaler’s performance did you like?

He has authority. A fine voice but can be warm too. I don't know. Sometimes he sounded like a guy from the news reels back then.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes. The woman who wrote for the newspaper who was black listed. It was heartbreaking. She had worked for the same paper for over 25 years and then was released for being associated with the Communist Party.

Any additional comments?

The writer did a very,very good job discussing a particularly difficult and important period in our history. It forces me to address what is happening now. How much of a free press do we have? Who is influencing reporters today? How do I separate truth from pure fiction and lies?

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