“No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” — Edward R. Murrow Journalist Edward R. Murrow knew about tyrants and the terror they sow through false claims. He reported on Hitler’s Nazi propaganda during World War II. Later, he covered the “Red Scare'' hearings held by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who used the media to spread lies about Communists working in our government. Murrow pushed back. He defied his bosses and powerful politicians and delivered a rebuke of McCarthy’s attacks which had terrorized otherwise innocent Americans. Murrow was not an accomplice. Seventy-five years later, journalists are still covering important local, national, and global issues. The work demands commitment and thick skin because it often comes with criticism. But the venom spewed in the last five years has been vastly different. Journalists have endured ridicule from people in power, name-calling at rallies, and physical threats. Not because their stories were inaccurate, but because their reporting didn’t align with the views of a certain audience.