Comments on: End of An Era: The Venerable Newsman, Walter Cronkite Passes from This World at Age 92

By: spirasol

spirasol — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:32:30 +0000

The trust we placed in him goes with him. Sadly, his death in some way represents the death of journalism as we knew it. Like Edward Morrow before him he did not betray the public trust.
The sadness deepens when we see what exists for journalism today.

Oh I mean not to despair the whole, one has to look for trustworthy informants/journos, but they are out there…………just not like Walter– available, large as life, every night in your living room on the smaller undigitized screen……they are mostly hidden in uncorporatized cyberspace…….the Wildness sphere……

By: mariaycorazon

mariaycorazon — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:04:44 +0000

Walter Cronkite leaves a lasting memory of my youth. His voice projected authority and he commanded respect for the events that he reported. His death is the end of a generation of authentic dedication to reporting the facts versus the daily dose of propaganda we must endure today. Good night and God bless you.

By: andrew4432

andrew4432 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:51:03 +0000

There is a funny poll running over at www.tinyurl.com/cronkitevote as to whether Walter Cronkite had an annoying voice or not. Go vote!

By: ordinarysparrow

ordinarysparrow — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:38:32 +0000

Ahh. . this is the first i have heard of Mr Cronkrite

everything he said . . .was true, never questioned it. . . every other voice, but not Walter Cronkite. . . such a solid .substantial . voice and man . . . he spoke to the people not to the cameras never a sense of cocking for power or ratings. . so many memories with Water Cronkite , Kennedy, the Moon landing, the Vietnam War, Patricia Hurst, burning bras, the plight of the poor, farmers, steel workers, coal miners, and on and on from up state New York to Texas. . . back when America was real people before everything became about the Washington and politicians . . . he was Adult and a voice that held us all. . . he was somebody really important . . . and sure. . .

Truly a great one . . . May he rest in peace and goodness. . .

By: SteveK

SteveK — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:23:45 +0000

And he was a hell of a sailor… too!

Rest in peace Walter.

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:07:07 +0000

As a new immigrant to this great country, Walter Cronkite was my window into the United States. I'll never forget him.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:43:07 +0000

To me Cronkite was not just a man reading the news- if he said it— I believed it. He had everything a journalist should have– spotless integrity, a deep gravely voice that gave him gravitas and a gracious manner. He was a legend in his own time.

Somehow, no matter how bad the news was- you always felt reassured after Walt told you “and that's the way it is”.

By: Father_Time

Father_Time — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:40:34 +0000

Right Wing wackoism was not part of the Cronkite era. People could trust Walter Cronkite. We will never be able to have that same trust again with regard to any media.

By: And That’s The Way He Was « Around The Sphere

And That’s The Way He Was « Around The Sphere — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:38:53 +0000

[...] Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes at Moderate Voice: Walter Cronkite who covered the landing at the beaches of Normandy, who covered the Nazis’ final crumbling at the Nuremburg Trials, who announced the assassination of President John Kennedy… Mr. Cronkite lived in the midst of the most compelling, horrible, and expansive times of the last hundred years. [...]