Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

Democracy Now by Robert Parry, Danny Schechter, AMY GOODMAN | Jul. 20, 2009 (News Analysis)
Legendary CBS Anchorman Was Critical of Media Consolidation, Wars in Vietnam and Iraq

(Video) Praise for Cronkite’s work and legacy is all over the news, but few in the mainstream media have mentioned what many consider Cronkite’s most important news moment. In February 1968, soon after he returned from a trip to Vietnam, Cronkite cast doubt on the war and helped turn the tide of American public opinion against it. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Media
Topics: War, Citizen Journalism, Ethics in Journalism
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 20, 2009 - 7:47 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jul 21, 2009 - 10:32 AM PDT

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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 21, 2009

Here's to the hope that this will not be remembered as the day the news died.

Of the recent celebrity deaths,Cronkite's life probably affected the world in more meaningful ways than any other,

The Vietcong did not win by a knockout [in the Tet Offensive], but neither did we. The referees of history may make it a draw. . . . We have been too often ... More »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 25, 2009

Finally, a non op-ed article. Its written interview format is a excellent, efficient way of getting information out. Cronkite grew into journalism during the Edward R. Murrow era--still regarded as the golden height of journalism. When journalists actually believed in their responsibility to keep Americans factually informed about important issues

Conkite's fears about dumbing down corporate media interested only in advancing myopic political propaganda are reality.

“Like you, I am deeply concerned about the merger mania that has swept our industry, diluting standards, dumbing down the news, and making the bottom line sometimes ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 27, 2009

The ethics of journalists reexamining their position when their understanding of the facts change is seen as a contribution from Cronkite. The honesty of Cronkite in seeing the Vietnam war as a failure is said to be a cause for the right wing developing their propaganda faux news empire.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jul. 22, 2009
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Jul. 27, 2009
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