Dark is the Night: A Television Hero in a Quest for Justice in George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck

Trbic's article aimed at seniors secondary and tertiary students of English, Media, History, Politics and Film Studies provides a historical overview of McCarthy's rise, his popular appeal, his decline and fall following the four years of campaigning against the 'communist infiltrators'. Trbic explores the political positions of the CBS anchor Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly, and their conflict with McCarthy, and examines the political subtext and relevance of Clooney's film for the present-day generation of cinemagoers.