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Younger Americans may have trouble believing this: [View all] kpete Feb 2019 OP

One day Walter had enough of just reading the news. madaboutharry Feb 2019 #1

That was Johnson. rsdsharp Feb 2019 #12

Right, President Johnson. madaboutharry Feb 2019 #14

Also after "Uncle Walter" went to Vietnam dflprincess Feb 2019 #56

Yes, Johnson. It was 1968 radical noodle Feb 2019 #75

I remember that night. ChazInAz Feb 2019 #21

Yep, and even older Americans remember Edward R Murrow. Funtatlaguy Feb 2019 #2

Harvest of Shame and the McCarthy hearings. 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #26

Yep. How well I remember those days. Solomon Feb 2019 #3

It's about the need to fill 24-hour news channels. thesquanderer Feb 2019 #49

Walter was the go to in our house. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #4

Why?...easy... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2019 #28

Yup, 30 minutes of local, sports & weather at 6, then 30 minutes of national news at 6:30. dmr Feb 2019 #43

Not rambling... N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2019 #45

Remember them both...nt 2naSalit Feb 2019 #5

Not only were journalists unbiased in those days FakeNoose Feb 2019 #6

There is no such thing as "no bias". Cronkite had his biases, but he didn't let them intrude. Texin Feb 2019 #19

Did he actually say the Vietnam War was "wrong." thucythucy Feb 2019 #48

Cronkite coming out against the Vietnam War was a big turning point for a lot of people Poiuyt Feb 2019 #58

agee juxtaposed Feb 2019 #59

He didn't say it was unwinnable but did say it was "mired in stalemate" OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #61

Thank you. thucythucy Feb 2019 #69

Couldn't agree more! luvallpeeps Feb 2019 #52

The Fairness Doctrine encouraged facts & facts have a liberal bias. Beartracks Feb 2019 #64

A situation that no one can escape. Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #71

There was no 24/7 TV news, no cable networks Golden Raisin Feb 2019 #7

Interesting Roy Rolling Feb 2019 #73

And they covered a lot Midnightwalk Feb 2019 #8

When I was growing up, Walter Cronkite was required viewing. Arkansas Granny Feb 2019 #9

As a "younger American," I know. I think most of us do. Oneironaut Feb 2019 #10

Disagree quakerboy Feb 2019 #72

Remember this safeinOhio Feb 2019 #11

Don't remember Murrow but I definitely remember Cronkite peggysue2 Feb 2019 #13

Yep. I was in 7th grade science class when he made that announcement. Our teacher just left the tv dameatball Feb 2019 #23

Walter was trusted enough that many wanted him to run for President. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #25

Those days are gone forever. ooky Feb 2019 #15

We don't have news anymore, it's all opinion madville Feb 2019 #16

Much as I liked him, Rather, and the rest, it was CBS News DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #17

It was ABC that started having a show every night called "The Iran Crisis--America Held Hostage... Timer Feb 2019 #40

And that's the way it ..... was (sadly) n/t VWolf Feb 2019 #18

"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite after every nightly news broadcast when signing off. debsy Feb 2019 #55

While everything you said is true 100% factual Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #20

Many warned that NBC's decision to put news dept in entertainment was beginning of end bobbieinok Feb 2019 #22

Yup! Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #33

Two things essential for public health and well being should not operate with a profit motive loyalsister Feb 2019 #46

I was gonna say that Walter did NOT make the kind of money they make today hfojvt Feb 2019 #36

I doubt younger Americans ruined journalism IronLionZion Feb 2019 #24

It happened with the elimination of the Fairness Doctrine. And the Doremus Feb 2019 #47

Read your news jayschool2013 Feb 2019 #27

and follow the story underpants Feb 2019 #29

And you can thank Republican Ronald Reagan for deregulating broadcast rules infullview Feb 2019 #30

Even if the FD gets reinstated Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #70

We didn't watch him. We watched John Chancellor on NBC underpants Feb 2019 #31

Besides Uncle Walter, I also liked duo of Harry Panich52 Feb 2019 #32

There was a movie called "network" pink-o Feb 2019 #34

And don't forget about Huntley and Brinkley Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #35

Opening their show every night with the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 9th FiveGoodMen Feb 2019 #38

Today's mouthpieces could learn a thing or two from ol' Walt Blue Owl Feb 2019 #37

What was missing then was a fact-free opposition screaming about Cronkite every night and all day Moostache Feb 2019 #39

"fact free" FiveGoodMen Feb 2019 #44

mchael savage expressed those same thoughts one day on his radio show juxtaposed Feb 2019 #60

My dad came home from his union job to the house he owned... hunter Feb 2019 #41

To Walter Cronkite! Cha Feb 2019 #42

And Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #50

We need Newsreaders not celebrities who wannabe stars. delisen Feb 2019 #51

My sat radio in the car is often on BBC World Service. mwooldri Feb 2019 #67

He'd be labeled a libtard, soclialist, terrorist loving, fake news guy working for the "deep state" LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #53

We always bdamomma Feb 2019 #54

Preachers enid602 Feb 2019 #57

It is not younger Americans who watch cable news 24/7 crazycatlady Feb 2019 #62

I remember him announcing that JFK was dead. Everyone loved Cronkite, as far as I know. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #63

Remember the "You are There" series when we were kids? Hotler Feb 2019 #65

It is a fact that Walter Cronkite became a Randi Rhodes fan, and suggested she replace him. byronius Feb 2019 #66

I remember ... we have truly lost something scarytomcat Feb 2019 #68

This Is The Legacy Of Reagan colsohlibgal Feb 2019 #74

So it's a nice sentiment, but it has problems. X_Digger Feb 2019 #76

This is why I don't have cable or watch TV "news". llmart Feb 2019 #77

+1 c-rational Feb 2019 #78

Cronkite's Vietnam visit... rlegro Feb 2019 #79