Cronkite Praised as Champion of Bygone Era of 'Hard News'Source: The Washington Post
Walter Cronkite got his final sendoff in an extravagantly produced ceremony Wednesday at Lincoln Center, with poignant tributes from two presidents, two anchors, one astronaut and a member of the Grateful Dead.
Friends, colleagues honor Walter Cronkite - CNN.comSource: CNN
Friends and colleagues of legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite gathered Wednesday in New York's Lincoln Center to remember "the most trusted man in America."
Newsman Walter Cronkite, in a 2007 photo, was honored at a memorial service in New York on Wednesday.
When Walter Cronkite Took a Stand on VietnamSource: Editor & Publisher
I probably failed to watch the late Walter Cronkite's most important TV news moment: his landmark February 1968 CBS commentary (so out of character) after returning from Vietnam in which he cast strong doubt on our mission there and its chances for success.

Two recent events left me nostalgically remembering the last two years of the sixties. One was the fortieth anniversary of the lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The other was the death of Walter Cronkite.
Walter Cronkite's Funeral Is Thursday Source: newsrunner.com
NEW YORK, NY -- Walter Cronkite's funeral is set for Thursday at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City.
According to CBS News, the Reverend William Tully will preside over the Episcopal service at the church, which the Cronkites attended for many years

I was looking right at MSNBC's homepage when the screen flickered and updated itself... and I found out Walter Cronkite had died.
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009Source: New York Post
Cronkite, who died Friday night at 92, was unique in a now-bygone era of television news. Today's multi-media generation will find it impossible to understand the commanding authority with which he spoke and the absolute trust he engendered among his viewers.

During much of my childhood, it seemed that the evening network news on television was 30 minutes of coverage of the Vietnam War. Actually several other subjects, commercials, etc., were included in those 30 minute broadcasts.

Walter Cronkite had a warm character, one that implied trustworthiness.
His was a voice to which you gave your undivided attention... and he had a way of drawing in the casual listener by a mere subtle change of inflection.

I grew up lisening to Walter Cronkite telling us what was going on in the world, when I was 5 I could not wait for him to say" and that's the way it is (whatever date) this is Walter Cronkite goodnight." However as I got older learned to respect and admire this man, listing to …
CBS Legend Walter Cronkite DiesSource: CBS News
Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," has died Friday night in his New York home following a long illness, surrounded by family. He was 92.
Legendary Newsman Walter Cronkite Dies at 92Source: The Washington Post
Walter Cronkite, America's preeminent television journalist of the 1960s and 1970s who as anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News" played a primary role in establishing television as the dominant national news medium of that era, died tonight at the age of 92, CBS reporte …
Ben Bradlee Remembers Walter Cronkite Source: Newsweek
I first encountered Cronkite on the telly. He was the father figure of television journalists; he had no rival except for maybe Brinkley. But Cronkite had a kind of paternal quality that made him different from David, and that is what set him apart.

Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92 today. I have established this article as a place to mourn Cronkite, talk about our memories of him and recognize his achievements in the field of American broadcast journalism.

Uncle Walter is gone. THE news anchor of his generation. Passed at 92.
And that's the way it is.

Not everyone who can't see is blind. Even with 20/20 vision a person or an entire nation can have their attention diverted away from what they should be seeing. In America we are focusing on our economy and ignoring the other areas of our national life.
Walter Cronkite: "Our Troops Must Leave Iraq"Source: Common Dreams
The American people no longer support the war in Iraq. The war is being carried on by a stubborn president who, like Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War, does not want to lose.