In March 1954, Murrow's CBS program, See It Now, aired a hard-hitting exposé of McCarthy titled "A Report on Senator McCarthy." The program featured interviews with McCarthy's critics and highlighted his use of innuendo and guilt by association to attack individuals without providing evidence.
Murrow's broadcast was a turning point in public opinion on McCarthy. It helped to erode McCarthy's credibility and contributed to his eventual downfall. McCarthy's demagogic style of accusing people without proof or evidence, which had been effective for so long, was finally exposed.
Murrow's report was a courageous act of journalism, and it helped to protect American democracy during a time of great fear and paranoia.