tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post5946843022233543699..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Death of a legendsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-84949128116191254172009-07-18T10:11:52.835-04:002009-07-18T10:11:52.835-04:00Ideology alters judgement more than anything, we a...Ideology alters judgement more than anything, we all have it, and need to be aware of it. No foolin' on the death of reporting, I remember a decade or more ago, the print and radio media in Belleville Ont. simply regurgitating the CP wire on the finding of an Avro Arrow test model at the bottom of the lake near the Sandbanks, 20 minute drive away. There was no local story or angle. That and the death of the night-time DJ drove home the point to me of the mediocrity we were headed for....Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-88394437285754491412009-07-18T01:49:42.062-04:002009-07-18T01:49:42.062-04:00Walter Cronkite had integrity, class and humility....Walter Cronkite had integrity, class and humility.<br />Unfortunately those qualities seem in scarce supply today, especially among the ilk of Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Maher....self aggrandizing pooh-bahs more interested in pushing their own political ideology than seeking truth in journalism.<br />The person that came closest to his standard was the late Tim Russert, but really Cronkite was in a league unto himself.<br />The likes of him, I am afraid to say, shall not be seen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-75403895887781337022009-07-17T22:09:41.961-04:002009-07-17T22:09:41.961-04:00Very well said, Keith. I entirely agree with your ...Very well said, Keith. I entirely agree with your points. <br /><br />It's hard to believe he's gone. I never had the opportunity to see him do a newscast, but I have seen past clips of his work online and have enjoyed his post-anchor coverage for CBS. <br /><br />R.I.P., Walter Cronkite.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285745872512206367noreply@blogger.com