Comments on: Walter Cronkite

By: Doug Alder

Doug Alder — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:19:50 +0000

Ya the Internet is 24/7 doors never closed. The problem of course is that without the resources of the traditional media who is going to cover it. There is no guarantee that there will be a “citizen journalist” in the rea at the time. This I think, or maybe it;s the rum thinking for me, is the problem with those who want to see the MSM disappear – who’s going to be ther to produce the original content that others “steal” er use.

By: Frank Paynter

Frank Paynter — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:13:26 +0000

Somebody reminded me that Chet Huntley and David Brinkley were the competition in the fifties and sixties. Network news then was serious journalism. A downside was that the broadcast networks made everyone conscious of the “news cycle.” (Shall we stage our “spontaneous” demonstration in time for the six o’clock news coverage?) That’s worth looking at in light of the potential for change that the internet offers.

By: Doug Alder

Doug Alder — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:58:39 +0000

That’s a great clip Frank – We got our first TV around 1954 and I too grew up watching Walter. He had no problem standing up to the establishment, unlike today’s reporters. His voice will be sorely missed by those who care for honest reporting.