Walter Cronkite
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I am truly honored to be selected for the Cronkite Award, especially given my great regard for many of those who have previously received it ... I was privileged to know Walter Cronkite, and I have great respect for him and for the principles of broadcast journalism he embodies.
I am truly honored to be selected for the Cronkite Award, especially given my great regard for many of those who have previously received it ... I was privileged to know Walter Cronkite, and I have great respect for him and for the principles of broadcast journalism he embodies.
We lost [faith] in the media: Remember Walter Cronkite? We lost it in our culture: You can't point to a movie star who might inspire us, because we know too much about them. We lost it in politics, because we know too much about politicians' lives. We've lost it -- that basic sense of trust and confidence -- in everything.More quotes »
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Douglas Brinkley's hagiographic treatment of the "Cronkite Moment" doesn't hold water, says Media Myth Alert
compelling and multidimensional. The “Cronkite Moment” was the televised report in February 1968 when CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite said the U.S. war effort in Vietnam was “mired in stalemate.” Legend has it that President Lyndon B. Johnson was profoundly 6/1/12 from History News Network Read more »
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Biography explores the real Walter Cronkite
Cronkite operated on Kansas City time. During his career in broadcast television, usually working out of New York City, Cronkite maintained a habit of setting his clocks and wristwatches to Central Standard Time.That’s one way to summarize the role Kansas 6/1/12 from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts Mardi Gras party
event, sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, is open to the public.Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS anchorman who died in 2009, was considered the most trusted man in America for many years. One of the from Dallas Morning News Read more »
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MSNBC's Wagner Devotes Segment to Hawking New 'Cronkite' Book; Fails to Note New Evidence of His Liberal Bias
MRC's Cronkite "Profile in Bias" here] "Honestly, this is one of those days where you wish you just had the whole hour to play Walter Cronkite clips, bow in adoration, and then talk about the man," Wagner gushed as she opened the segment, going on to say that from Newsbusters Read more »
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Video: Walter Cronkite Biography Released
Brinkley, CBS News Historian, discusses his recently released book "Cronkite" - a biography on the legendary CBS News anchorman. The international outrage over the violence in Syria is reaching a boiling point after a recent massacre killed more than 100 civilians. from CBS News Read more »
