Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite Biography Reveals His Dark Side

Madeleine Crum | Posted 05.23.2012

A new biography of Walter Cronkite reveals the less trustworthy side of the most trusted man in America. The CBS anchor is remembered as a media gi...

Lucas Kavner

Bob Schieffer Tells Grads 'Something Wrong' With Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.19.2012

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Clad in purple socks, a nod to Louisiana State University's trademark purple and gold, and standing beneath a shimmering disco bal...

The Story That Made Walter Cronkite Famous

Timothy Gay | Posted 05.07.2012

Timothy Gay

Walter Cronkite was an obscure wire service scribbler, just one of dozens of expatriate American journalists trying to describe the war against Hitler from bomb-ravaged London. Forty-eight hours later, he was instantly transformed into Walter Cronkite, Famous Correspondent.

Lights, Camera, Educate!

Zachary K. Pearce | Posted 04.19.2012

Zachary K. Pearce

When the lights and camera are cued, not only is a news show taking place, but an outstanding education is in the making.

CBS News Honors Walter Cronkite's First Day 50 Years Ago

CBS News | Posted 04.17.2012

(CBS News) - Fifty years ago, John Kennedy was in the White House, and Barack Obama was in diapers. The future of Berlin was in the morning papers, an...

The Disappearing Ink of Our Cultural Literacy

Paul LaRosa | Posted 04.13.2012

Paul LaRosa

These days, some of the young -- though smart when it comes to the Internet and Twitter and Facebook -- are kind of clueless when it comes to cultural touchstones.

Hello Goodbye: Why the Great Mike Wallace Instantly Forgot His Beatles TV Exclusive

Martin Lewis | Posted 04.08.2012

Martin Lewis

As we salute the memory of Mike Wallace -- it's a little known fact that among his many notable accomplishments, he was the first American to introduce the Beatles on U.S. TV.

C-SPAN Is America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.21.2012

Brent Budowsky

While our politics have become a shouting match of pander and slander, name-calling and talking points, celebrity media and instant misanalysis, C-SPAN shines as an exemplar of what a free press in a free nation should be.

No Place for Rush Limbaugh in Hall of Famous Missourians

Randy Turner | Posted 05.06.2012

Randy Turner

The timing of Missouri Speaker of the House Steve Tilley's announcement that he had named Rush Limbaugh to the Hall of Famous Missourians could not have been any worse.

Our Dangerous Childhood

Patricia Aranka Smith | Posted 01.09.2012

Patricia Aranka Smith

Childhood in my day was brutal, I tell ya. From the beginning, we were abused with cloth diapers. Not one of us sprouted water or blood from being accidentally poked by safety pins.

Con Games: The Death of Steve Jobs and the Post-Digital World

Michael Conniff | Posted 12.07.2011

Michael Conniff

Once upon a time, in a previous life, I launched myself into a limousine uninvited because Walter Cronkite was in the backseat and he was my ticket to...

Walter Cronkite IV Carries On Family Tradition At CBS

politico.com | PATRICK GAVIN | 9/22/11 10:31 AM EDT | Posted 11.22.2011

People who've called CBS News' DC bureau lately may have been shocked to hear this: "CBS News, this is Walt Cronkite." The legendary newsman passed...

From Jim Croce to MTM: A Conversation With Producer, Singer & Songwriter Tommy West

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2011

Mike Ragogna

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A Woman's Tale Of Survival In The Surf Of Death And Taxes

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 09.26.2011

Jamie Stiehm

First-time author Carol Ross Joynt's book, Innocent Spouse, is a contribution to strengthening sisterhood through the written word. A memoir like this speaks directly to you, Reader, in a more vivid voice than a novel.

Sustainable Chattanooga Gives Hope to Green Possibilities

Pam Grout | Posted 08.08.2011

Pam Grout

This compact Southern city is easily explored on foot. A 13-mile paved path along the river connects many sights and attractions such as the Aquarium and Bluff View Arts district.

Her Husband Died. The IRS Said She Owed His Debt -- $3 Million. Carol Joynt's Only Hope: Prove She Was an 'Innocent Spouse.'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 07.16.2011

Jesse Kornbluth

Of the many memoirs by women who don't know their husbands until they die, none has the brutal irony of Innocent Spouse. Joynt knows what the peg of the story is -- how did a smart woman become so dumb? -- and she confronts it head-on.

Thirty Years After Walter Cronkite: And That's the Way It Is

Meg Waite Clayton | Posted 05.25.2011

Meg Waite Clayton

Thirty years ago today, on March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time. When he removed his glasses to wipe a tear, we did too.

Choice and the Changing Face of Media

David Helfenbein | Posted 05.25.2011

David Helfenbein

Could you sit through an hour-long radio news program today? I could. But only if it came with either (a) a DVR or (b) an online summary.

The Pulpit of Bullies

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Winship

Politicians and politics as usual have given voters much about which to be mad; furious, in fact. But bullying is different. It comes from insecurity and fear, and lashes out with tactics of intimidation.

Springerized America: How Reality & Tabloid TV Corrupts Our Politics & Media

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Brian Ross

Reality and tabloid television are a social virus that has infected the American body politic. In the 1980s, "I'm with Stupid" was a put-down. In 20...

The Disturbing, Changing Role of the Media

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Joan E. Dowlin

I remember a time when the press played a very vital role in holding our political leaders accountable for their actions and their promises. I miss the old days.

Maddow To Receive Cronkite Award

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Rachel Maddow will receive an award named after Walter Cronkite. The Interfaith Alliance announced Monday that it would award its 2010 Walter Cronkit...

Is WikiLeaks' Release of the War Logs Afghanistan's Cronkite Moment?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

Mitchell Bard

There comes a time when you have to recognize when something isn't working. It's not just the War Logs, but how they crystallize lessons we have been learning over the last year in Afghanistan.

Is Jon Stewart the Walter Cronkite of This Generation?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Rosenbaum

Jon Stewart isn't a newsman, a reporter, or a correspondent. But he is an honest broker of ideas in a time when it's needed to separate the PR noise from the daily news, and that he does better than anyone else in the media.

Deadly Drug War

John Dougherty | Posted 05.25.2011

John Dougherty

The horrific violence in Mexico is too often dismissed in the U.S. as "Mexico's problem." Only when violence "spills over" into the U.S. does it seem to register as a matter of concern.