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Walter Cronkite died
- Thread starter Surgo
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Walter Cronkite's insertion of himself as the news rather than reporting the news marked the decline of journalism. Every news anchor today wants to be the next Walter Cronkite, for all the wrong reasons.
Unfortunately, they forgot that until Cronkite reported his personal opinion of the Tet Offensive aftermath, he was actually a credible journalist, not a hack talking-head pretending to hold the mantle of unimpassioned objectivity. The only thing today's "journalists" want to emulate about Kronkite is his single greatest mistake.
Dan Rather's entire career is an example of this, as Kronkite's literal successor. The "fake but accurate" Bush National Guard fabrication will haunt Rather forever.
And now they have Katie Couric. Restrain yourself from laughter, please. CBS has fallen very, very far.
Rest in Peace Walter. Too bad that much like like Marx, your legacy inspired a steep downward trend in world quality. In your case the profession of journalism, in his case, well, "Communist Manifesto" speaks for itself.
Unfortunately, they forgot that until Cronkite reported his personal opinion of the Tet Offensive aftermath, he was actually a credible journalist, not a hack talking-head pretending to hold the mantle of unimpassioned objectivity. The only thing today's "journalists" want to emulate about Kronkite is his single greatest mistake.
Dan Rather's entire career is an example of this, as Kronkite's literal successor. The "fake but accurate" Bush National Guard fabrication will haunt Rather forever.
And now they have Katie Couric. Restrain yourself from laughter, please. CBS has fallen very, very far.
Rest in Peace Walter. Too bad that much like like Marx, your legacy inspired a steep downward trend in world quality. In your case the profession of journalism, in his case, well, "Communist Manifesto" speaks for itself.
Apparently being 'objective' is more important than pursuing the truth. I'd say media conglomeration and sycophancy toward centres of authority is a far worse trend in journalism. We need more John Pilgers and Seymour Hershs to reverse the death spiral of real investigative journalism. I do find it interesting, though, that you managed to work Marx into a post where he is completely irrelevant. I half expected to see a transition into a multi-paragraph rant against Obama, but for once you disappoint.
A good article: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/18-4#
RIP
A good article: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/18-4#
RIP
Yes. Or have you not heard "We report, you decide." People seeking truth do exist in journalism: They write the editorials. Hard News and Editorials are supposed to be two separate entities governed by two different sets of rules. Cronkite was the first to break it, and every journalist since has focused entirely on reproducing a moment to launch them to national relevance or win them a Pulitzer.
His relevance is in the context of being a mostly neutral figure whose legacy turned into a death knell for standards in society. It's inarguable that the world would have been a better place if the Communist Manifesto and all it's inherent class warfare and economically nonviable nonsense had never been put to paper. I was simply drawing a comparison. Each new iteration of Marx's misguided but largely harmless ideas became more brutal, vicious, and inhumane, just as each successive generation after Cronkite has become less and less reporter and more and more editorializer.
I will agree they all serve at the behest of the government though, with the caveat that it is always to the benefit of the left whenever possible. NYTimes classified info leaks can't be cheap to produce.
His Majesty will be influential, also for all the wrong reasons. There will still be people 40 years from now with Obama '08 stickers on their cars, however. The only event they've considered "humanizing" for their Messiah so far was his choice of "mom jeans" for his all-star pitch. Interestingly, his pitch was just like all his other actions: weak, effeminate, and over-exposed. I hope this will be a suitable substitute for multiple paragraphs.
Also Glenn Greenwald lol. Glenn Greenwald is the professional equivalent of jjfun, infamous for posting praise for his own articles with different alts.
I report, you decide.
No media person will ever be as influential as Cronkite simply because the media has changed. There are no longer 3 networks serving as America's major news source. This is probably a change for the better.
Did Cronkite have any children? Whenever people send condolences for the family, 92 year old's probably don't have any surviving relatives who aren't a spouse, offspring or the offspring of brothers and sisters.
As much as I hate to say it, I agree with Deck Knight on this one. Cronkite's introduction of opinion into news has paved the way for the journalistic shit heap that we live in today. Even if Cronkite himself wasn't that bad, the popularity of his legacy is what causes people to pass things like Glenn Beck nodding in approval as his guests say how America needs another terrorist attack as "news". Instead of getting the news, we now receive whatever asinine opinions we are willing to subject ourselves to, whether its the liberal watching msnbc or the conservative watching fox. We now live in a place where news organizations are allowed and expected to advertise their own biases instead of just giving the facts.
No it's because all the local news reports about is celebrities. It's a joke every news episode you hear about who the latest hollywood breakup is...it gets annoying after a while
P.S. RIP Walter Cronkite
Devoting the entire newscast to serious matters is a part of trust; I cannot take any "feel good" stories on the national news seriously either. Save it for the local news. The reason I bring that up is because at least the national news has the courtesy to avoid most celebrity gossip.
Yea the national news is usually better since they don't report on celebrities (unless it involves Michael Jackson)