George McGovern Dies: Media Remembers Former Senator (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: Journalists Remember George McGovern
POTOMAC, MD - JANUARY 22: Former presidential nominee and Sen. George McGovern arrives during the funeral service for Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church January 22, 2011 in Potomac, Maryland. Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., a politician and activist who was the first leader of the Peace Corps and was involved in other social programs, died this week at the age of 95. (Photo by Cliff Owen-Pool/Getty Images)
POTOMAC, MD - JANUARY 22: Former presidential nominee and Sen. George McGovern arrives during the funeral service for Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church January 22, 2011 in Potomac, Maryland. Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., a politician and activist who was the first leader of the Peace Corps and was involved in other social programs, died this week at the age of 95. (Photo by Cliff Owen-Pool/Getty Images)

The death of former senator George McGovern prompted a flood of tributes from journalists on Sunday.

McGovern passed away on Sunday at the age of 90. He was in hospice care.

McGovern's legacy included opposing the Vietnam War, and advocating for tax reform and national health insurance. Journalists remembered the legendary progressive on Sunday, highlighting those accomplishments.

Time magazine's Mark Halperin tweeted, "George McGovern was a great&lovely man who worked for a better America throughout his life. Rightfully, the eulogizing will be bipartisan." Below, see how other members of the media remembered McGovern.

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