Celebrating Cronkite while ignoring what he did

Salon | Jul. 18, 2009 (Opinion)

"What do I regret? Well, I regret that in our attempt to establish some standards, we didn't make them stick. We couldn't find a way to pass them on to another generation"-- Walter Cronkite Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Julian Friedland - Jul 18, 2009 - 7:04 AM PDT
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Edited by: Julian Friedland - Jul 19, 2009 - 2:41 PM PDT
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The epitome of good journalism is the evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of journalism and the evaluation of the process itself.

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  • And That’s Not the Way It Is

    New York Times | Jul. 26, 2009 (Opinion)
    What matters about Walter Cronkite is that he knew when to stop being reassuring Uncle Walt and to challenge those who betrayed his audience’s trust.
    Posted by Joey Baker
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