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Sorry Michael, but Cronkite was part of the problem with his leftist arrogance and bias.
My first thought as well. I love @michaelramirez work, but in this case I think the shoes in the cartoon are about 10 sizes too big.
There is “reporting”, which is witnessing on behalf of others. For example, “This is Joe at the scene of a fire and there is smoke and stuff…”
There is “journalism”, which is bring together information to create new understanding of issues. This could be someone writing about a rash of collisions with Tesla and possible causes.
Then there is the thing that CNN and HuffPo are. That is just people reacting to other people’s reactions on Twitter. All hot takes all the time. It is cheap to create and profitable, but it is not reporting and certainly not journalism.
Did you realize that Cronkite was a Lefty when he broadcasted? Or after he retired? In his time, he was loved and revered and I suspect that was what Michael was referring to.
Oh, absolutely. That’s why Johnson was so devastated by “Uncle Walter’s” viewpoint on Vietnam.
I’m referring to accounts like:
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/matthew-sheffield/2012/05/22/new-bio-reveals-former-cbs-anchor-walter-cronkite-far-more
Come on, Now. Michael is much more correct than that. Cronkite was biased, of course. But we really didn’t know the full extent of it until after he retired. He hid it pretty well. Today’s reporters don’t even try to hide it. Acosta is the worst, but many of the others are not that far behind. Cronkite may have picked the stories that came out the way he wanted them to, but today’s “reporters” are so much worse than the 70s and 80s ones that it is like comparing a 7-course meal to eating a sandwich.
I think you made Susan’s point. We found out about Cronkite after he retired. The link you put up is great; thanks for it. But it shows that today’s so-called reporters are so bad that they wear their bias on their sleeves.
Cronkite’s arrogance was obvious while he was an anchorman. “That’s the way it is” is an arrogant statement. And we know today what he biases were; it makes no sense to pretend that he was an impartial teller of truth.
Richard, I do not understand why you are continuing with this. I made no such claim, that he was an impartial teller of truth. Merely that he hid his biases very well. Compared to today’s reporters (especially Jim Acosta), he was a perfect gentleman. To fail to appreciate the nuances of what I am saying is itself a perfect representation of arrogance.
Sigh, I won’t write any more than to say that you’ve accused me in the past of being emotional when I wasn’t. You sometimes make discussions personal in a way which is unnecessary.
It is certainly best that we cease communicating with each other. Good call.