Walter Cronkite

hold off the communist attack, however, news coverage of the offensive shocked the American public. The strength of Communist forces in the Tet victory shocked the respected television journalist Walter Cronkite. Walter Cronkite’s was America’s well-known and most popular CBS journalist of the era. Cronkite went to South Vietnam in February 1968 to get a firsthand look at the ongoing Tet Offensive. After touring war-ravaged sections of major cities…

The contrasts between the two conflicts are the division of the countries’ political ideologies, democracy versus communism. The ability of the guerrilla fighter to cross into adjacent countries for safe haven, and the overwhelming effect of the presence of the media in combat. The geographical layout of the two countries were different in that in America the thirteen colonies were not legally separated from one another, as in the situation of Vietnam being separated at the 17th parallel by the…

He conveys that, “Cronkite questioned the credibility of American officials who saw “silver linings” in the “darkest clouds.” Yet he cautioned against yielding to “unreasonable pessimism,” settling instead for “the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory conclusion.” The war was…

Television has allowed events; such as the United States presidential election to be accessible to anybody who owns a Television. The effect that television has had on the viewer isn't as positive as you think. The presidential elections have been visible on TV to the audience since the 1960s. This has allowed more people to participate in voting but has also brought image into the party. With television the viewer is able to take image and base their vote of that instead of the candidate's…

Film Reaction Paper: The Newsroom In 2012, creator Aaron Sorkin’s television series The Newsroom aired on HBO cable network. Actor Jeff Daniels portrays Will McAvoy, News Night’s anchor and managing editor, with impeccable style and realism. The newscast McAvoy and his staff produces is notorious for being soft news (Dominick 2013) but that is about to change. The pilot episode begins at a forum at Northwestern University. McAvoy consistently avoids questions of political party allegiance and…

Woolfolk Cross, Walter Lippmann, and noted reporter Walter Cronkite. Introduction Many understand the fact that war is rarely ever justifiable and that the idea…

The impact that Walter Cronkite had on Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam War is another very strong argument for the power of media in politics. Walter Cronkite, as Johnson’s aide Bill Moyer stated “had more authority with the American people than anyone else” (C). Therefore, when Cronkite grew skeptical of the reports coming in from Washington and Saigon claiming we were winning the war, he took it…

openness,”(Gladstone 47). Being open with their stories has created a mutual trust between the journalists and their listeners that the information being received is true. For example, “The Influencing Machine” describes an instance of this, “When Walter Cronkite ends his CBS newscast with… facts, unseasoned and served deadpan,”(Gladstone 103). Delivery of factual, untouched information is crucial to ensuring that all journalistic media fans are being armed with legitimate, practical material to…

They are born with intelligence beyond compare, and they spend every second of their free time devoted to their specialty. You cannot be an average person, with average intelligence, and expect to skip college and be as successful as Bill Gates or Walter…

graduated from Arizona State University in May 2009; I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Global Business with a concentration in Marketing, and a minor in communication. I am interested in the Master of Mass Communications Program offered at the Walter Cronkite School because of its well-established reputation. You will find my educational background and overall life experiences directly applicable to the foundation of your journalism school. During my junior year at ASU, I established my own…