“Good Night, and Good Luck” is a 2005 American drama film about how the United States was plagued by the threat of communism, creating an atmosphere of tension within the United States all early 1950s. Fear of communism was inevitable, and Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin exploited those fears. CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly challenged McCarthy and aimed to expose him of his programs. Although their actions had many consequences, the two men persevered in their position and ultimately successfully defeated McCarthy. Although the film mainly focuses on the theme of media responsibility and covers American politics in the early 1950s, it also addresses other crucial topics such as sexism. This essay discusses how film is used as a tool for objectivity, agenda setting, gender stereotypes, and how these affected the film's characters and viewers. Objectivity primarily involves “a commitment to truthfulness,” “neutrality in the sense of fairness and balance” and “neutrality in the sense of emotional detachment” (Calcutt and Hammond, 98). This means reporting accurate information and allowing the public to decide own positions instead of presenting the journalist's opinions, the use of objectivity is prevalent. When Murrow made a controversial report on McCarthy, Murrow achieved objectivity by directly quoting McCarthy Murrow was "On what flesh does this Caesar of ours feed?" In his program, Murrow also went a step further to achieve objectivity. He used McCarthy's montages in his program to prove that McCarthy said those quotes himself and that he did not invent them. Furthermore, Murrow said “… and wishes, so to speak, to say hello…… mid-paper……. Cable News Network, nd Web. .Baran, Stanley J. and Dennis K. Davis. Communication theory of mass: foundations, ferment and future. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub., 1995. Print.Basow, Susan A. Gender: Stereotypes and Roles. Third ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Pub., 1992. Print.Bryant, Jennings, and Mary Beth Oliver, eds. Media effects: Advances in theory and research. Third ed. New York: Routledge, 2009. Print. Calcutt, Andrew and Phil Hammond. Journalism Studies: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge, 2011. Print.Nerng, Roy. "Roy Ngerng's speech at #ReturnOurCPF: I believe in a new united Singapore." The truths of the heart. WordPress.com, June 7, 2014. Web. June 11 2014. .