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Murrow, Good Night and Good Luck, with director, writer, and actor George Clooney, producer and co-writer Grant Heslov and the actor playing Murrow, David Strathairn. The discussion is available as a 55-minute VIDEO STREAM or a 25MB MP3 download. 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Prizes ranging from $10,000 to $1,000 are awarded annually and are funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. 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