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Walter Cronkite: That's the Way It Was (And Always Should Be)

Kara Swisher in News on July 18, 2009 at 1:40 am PT

Of all the many journalists I admire, Walter Cronkite is perhaps right at the very top of the list. With an unerring sense of fairness, consistent equilibrium that is sorely missed, rigorous adherence to ethics and standards and a crackerjack reporter, the legendary television newsman and iconic anchor–who died yesterday at 92 years old–was also never afraid to show his humanity. In today’s very noisy media universe, he should serve as an example of how to be booming without being shrill, and commanding without being a blowhard.