Jim Lehrer got his big break on the same story. PBS I think it was did a special on the news coverage of the time.
I think the biggest change is when they decided the news divisions had to turn a profit, versus being a prestige thing and a public service. But Cronkite was a giant.
June 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
...and that's the way it is
June 28th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Walter Cronkite came from a time where integrity counted.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Jim Lehrer got his big break on the same story. PBS I think it was did a special on the news coverage of the time.
I think the biggest change is when they decided the news divisions had to turn a profit, versus being a prestige thing and a public service. But Cronkite was a giant.