July 21st, 2009

Walter Cronkite died on Friday.

He was a network news Anchor deserving of that name,

Back when news was News

And not just thinly-veiled propaganda or a fluff-filled ratings game,

With facts twisted to fit the station owner’s views

(I’m looking at you, Fox News).

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3 Responses to “Death of Walter Cronkite”

1. Newsericks » Blog Archive » Son of Pat Says:
   May 1st, 2010 at 6:42 pm

   [...] Here’s a scene from another movie that Glenn’s increasingly messianic behavior brings to mind, the classic Network. Glenn makes the main character news anchor Howard Beale look like Walter Cronkite. [...]

2. Newsericks » Blog Archive » Blogology (or, The Blogosphere is Not a Sphere) Says:
   May 15th, 2010 at 9:18 pm

   [...] Walter Cronkite and network news’ good old [...]

3. Newsericks » Blog Archive » FOX is Fair and Balanced After All Says:
   July 31st, 2010 at 10:05 pm

   [...] I’ve been critical of Fox since my blog commenced, [...]

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