Randall Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 No link yet. I saw this on NBC crawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 And that's the way the cookie crumbles. Where have all the real newsmen gone? RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...anchorman-dies/ and that's the way it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 And that's the way the cookie crumbles. Where have all the real newsmen gone? RIP It costs a lot to cover the news. Stations used toi lose money on it but cover it because it was part of the pact with the FCC. They were given licenses basicallky for free with the provision they serve the community. Now it's all for profit and news is seen as entertainment too. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 CBS link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/17/...ent;cbsCarousel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 It costs a lot to cover the news. Stations used toi lose money on it but cover it because it was part of the pact with the FCC. They were given licenses basicallky for free with the provision they serve the community. Now it's all for profit and news is seen as entertainment too. LINK I am OK with the entertainment part...but still feel that news media should always be impartial. They are reporting the news...not inventing it or making themselves more important than it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 I am OK with the entertainment part...but still feel that news media should always be impartial. They are reporting the news...not inventing it or making themselves more important than it. I agree. I get more tough questions from John Stewart and Colbert than many news outlets now. It's become more like the enquirer than real news. Walter always said he wanted to go in space before he died. He wanted to see the earth from space. I'm sorry he didn't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 At least I can say I had the pleasure of seeing him do the news. CBS was never the same after he left. RIP Walter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 A unique talent with a unique voice. I am sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) RIP Walter. Edited July 18, 2009 by MikesVikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 The end of the line for newsmen. You can retire the word now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Saw this quote at another site and modern newsmen should pay attention... by BarbinMD Sat Jul 18, 2009 at 02:01:08 PM CST In the hours following the death of Walter Cronkite, the accolades began pouring in; "legendary," "iconic," "set the standard," a "voice of certainty in an uncertain world," reminders that he was once known as "the most trusted man in America," and perhaps the most telling, a lament that "we'll never see his like again." And with that in mind, perhaps members of the media could pause and consider why a journalist who instilled trust in his viewers by simply reporting the news is "someone whose like we will never see again." And maybe they'll even take a moment to think about what it says about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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