http://www.edrants.com/rip-walter-cronkite/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.edrants.com/rip-walter-cronkite/comment-page-1/#comment-258459 Walter Cronkite was just a TV guy | Cup o' Joel Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:02:13 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=12156#comment-258459 [...] that never really existed. Here’s a typical — and typically misguided — rant from litblogger Edward Champion: In Cronkite’s time, it was the journalist’s job to question everything, provide dependable [...] [...] that never really existed. Here’s a typical — and typically misguided — rant from litblogger Edward Champion: In Cronkite’s time, it was the journalist’s job to question everything, provide dependable [...]

]]> http://www.edrants.com/rip-walter-cronkite/comment-page-1/#comment-256624 Bat of Moon Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:57:02 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=12156#comment-256624 And CBS treated Cronkite shabbily in his retirement. He was basically forced out so CBS could bring in the younger, vapid Dan Rather. CBS made Cronkite a consultant, but never consulted him. (His treatment is similar to what NBC handed out to Johnny Carson when it decided to go with Jay Leno.) It has been a long road that got us where we are today. And CBS treated Cronkite shabbily in his retirement. He was basically forced out so CBS could bring in the younger, vapid Dan Rather. CBS made Cronkite a consultant, but never consulted him. (His treatment is similar to what NBC handed out to Johnny Carson when it decided to go with Jay Leno.) It has been a long road that got us where we are today.

]]> http://www.edrants.com/rip-walter-cronkite/comment-page-1/#comment-256615 Sloganeering.Org » Blog Archive » RIP: Walter Cronkite Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:18:42 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=12156#comment-256615 [...] There is a great irony in the coverage of his death on the part of the major news outlets. That the passing of Cronkite, a man who represented an era of dignity, integrity, and respect, should be mourned by an industry so cowardly, corrupt, and morally vapid as television news has become, beggars belief. If anything, it is proof of TV news’ utter lack of shame. [...] [...] There is a great irony in the coverage of his death on the part of the major news outlets. That the passing of Cronkite, a man who represented an era of dignity, integrity, and respect, should be mourned by an industry so cowardly, corrupt, and morally vapid as television news has become, beggars belief. If anything, it is proof of TV news’ utter lack of shame. [...]

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