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in 2009, broadcasters cheering on violence, pestilence, hurricanes, and gotcha moments because they were good for ratings.
The standard was alive and well with Christiane Amanpour.
Amanpour always asked herself the same question: “What would Walter do?” The answer was to seek the truth, keep people honest, explore the world, and laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Obama used the memorial to send a strong message to the fourth estate that the Cronkite standard of clarity and truthfulness needed to be reinstated in a broadcast world where profit-fueled Inside Edition sensationalism was king.
In death, Cronkite was viewed as the polar opposite of tabloid news.
Instead of explaining vital news, networks operated like a pack of wolves, chasing after a tabloid story like Princess Diana’s car crash or the O. J. Simpson trial ad nauseam, beating it to death. Cronkite’s
there would never be one media voice so trusted again.
