Once Rupert Murdoch got his fingers into television broadcasting, the whole concept of impartial news reporting was turned on its head. He managed to convince the viewing masses that there was a great liberal media conspiracy and other broadcasters were misleading the public. Rupert’s News Corp. television and radio outlets were the right way to view the news – Objectivity be damned! The more vitriol, the more sensation, the more outrageous the views equaled more viewers and that meant more advertisers with more money to contribute to the Murdoch empire.
In the U.S.A., Faux Noise has become Trump’s brain. Fox News effectively controls everything that the Orange Emperor thinks and says on any subject.
I remember Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith, Edwin Newman, and John Chancellor. What we have today doesn’t even begin to measure up to those men, who were giants in their field.
willispate almost 5 years ago
dang, he’s THAT old?!
Lucy Rudy almost 5 years ago
Chronkite was the last one I trusted.
Differentname almost 5 years ago
Almost like he never heard of McCarthy and Murrow.
rshive almost 5 years ago
Back when one could attach anchors to those big wood cabinets.
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
‘and that’s the way it is…’
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/and-thats-the-way-it-is-walter-cronkites-final-sign-off/
jbrobo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
He remembers when moby dick was a sardine.
WLG12037 almost 5 years ago
He remembers when Howdy Doody was a block of wood.
david_42 almost 5 years ago
Where is Walter when we need him?
ellisc almost 5 years ago
An alumnus of my alma mater (ASU) by the name of Walter Cronkite was one of them!
William Robbins Premium Member almost 5 years ago
When Fox is your normal, reality will seem biased.
KFischer1 almost 5 years ago
The problem today is that just reporting what a politician says is taken as a political slant.
rhpii almost 5 years ago
Amen.
asmbeers almost 5 years ago
I’m so old I remember when people were hired just for the ability to do the job.
WilliamRichmond almost 5 years ago
That’s old!!!
Linguist almost 5 years ago
Once Rupert Murdoch got his fingers into television broadcasting, the whole concept of impartial news reporting was turned on its head. He managed to convince the viewing masses that there was a great liberal media conspiracy and other broadcasters were misleading the public. Rupert’s News Corp. television and radio outlets were the right way to view the news – Objectivity be damned! The more vitriol, the more sensation, the more outrageous the views equaled more viewers and that meant more advertisers with more money to contribute to the Murdoch empire.
In the U.S.A., Faux Noise has become Trump’s brain. Fox News effectively controls everything that the Orange Emperor thinks and says on any subject.
rickmac1937 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Got that right, they gave you the news not their opinion of the news
corpcasselbury almost 5 years ago
I remember Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith, Edwin Newman, and John Chancellor. What we have today doesn’t even begin to measure up to those men, who were giants in their field.
guyjen2004 almost 5 years ago
Edward R. Murrow and Jim Acosta: Who is the best? Discuss! LOL
copelius almost 5 years ago
Then he wasn’t paying attention
BrentskiL almost 5 years ago
I wish we were back to that type of news reporting… things would be so much better for it.
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 5 years ago
I guess I’m as old as or even older than Biz. I remember before we had TV in our house.
JD'Huntsville'AL almost 5 years ago
Same here.
1MadHat Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Frankly, the whole lot of today’s crud readers couldn’t hold a candle to any one of those mentioned.
tripwire45 almost 5 years ago
I’m old, too.
William Stoneham Premium Member almost 5 years ago
News reporters, teachers, ministers and most celebrities kept their personal politics to themselves. Ah, the good old days.
Lucy Rudy almost 5 years ago
My grade school principal was Cronkite’s aunt. She was kinda mean. I saw him once in NYC but didn’t get to talk to him.
washatkc almost 5 years ago
I miss that