Friday, July 31, 2009

Democracy Now: Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)- Legendary CBS Anchorman Was Critical of Media Consolidation, Wars in Vietnam and Iraq

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009): Legendary CBS Anchorman Was Critical of Media Consolidation, Wars in Vietnam and Iraq
Guests: Robert Parry and Danny Schecter
Host: Amy Goodman
Democracy Now

The legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died at the age of ninety-two at his home in New York on Friday. For nearly twenty years, Cronkite’s broadcast was a nightly staple in millions of American homes from 1962 until he left CBS Evening News in 1981. Praise for Cronkite’s work and legacy is all over the news, but few in the mainstream media have mentioned what many consider Cronkite’s most important news moment. In February 1968, soon after he returned from a trip to Vietnam, Cronkite cast doubt on the war and helped turn the tide of American public opinion against it.

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