... story right, versus getting the story out first, he got fired. Twitter is Cronkite’s old boss. The information he received about the fire ... Tiger Woods’ accident read it because someone, just like Cronkite’s old boss, hit the retweet button ... decision as to the credibility and importance of that data. In 1963 when Cronkite hit the television waves he understood he was being watched ...

Brian Williams Accepts Cronkite Award, Says Cronkite Wouldn't "Have Cracked Through" In Today's Media Landscape: "'I ... , although their focus is on the cracked. It cannot be possible that someone as staid, stable and credible as Cronkite could not crack through today. He might not look like Cronkite, but if he's trusted he could crack through. What Williams is saying, ...

AP - NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter. Related posts:Walter Cronkite: That’s the Way It Was (And Always Should Be)Walter Cronkite death – dies at age 92President Will Speak at Cronkite Memorial Service

... true back in 1963. Watch the entire Cronkite broadcast below. You’ll notice he says things like, “ ... President Kennedy being declared dead to the time Cronkite broke the news on the air. Actually, it may have. But it would have been reported on services ... type of news consumption. It’s the Walter Cronkite for realtime information. And when the next major event happens, an increasing ...

more images more images Brian Williams lauds Cronkite in award acceptance PHOENIX — NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter. "I am ... much .... Source  : Brian Williams: Noise from blogs, Twitter too much for Cronkite, ‘a modest man from Missouri’.

Three Mile Island – Walter Cronkite, CBS, 3-30-79 Part One Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident coverage by Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News, on March 30 1979. PART ONE (9:16) Watch Part Two: www.youtube.com From: RememberTMI Views: 33285 33 ratings Time: 09:17 More in News & Politics

WALTER CRONKITE He never would have spent 4 months on the air talking about Michael Jackson’s funeral … (Walter Cronkite) They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Picture by: dunno source Caption by: Mitchell via Poster Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions

MG Siegler / TechCrunch: In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite  —  The year is 1963.  It’s November.  At 1:40 PM ET, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite comes on the air. … Rapidly, everyone in America descends upon the closest television set to tune in.  —  Thankfully, we have not yet had a tragedy …

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When controversial Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio appeared at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Monday, a group of singing protesters disrupted his visit. The Arizona Republic reported that during a public interview Arpaio fielded questions from a panel of journalism professors. But about 45 minutes into the event, ...