Legacy: Walter Cronkite And The Apex Of Mass Media

Last time around, we looked at the wide-open demassified future of TV in the age of the Internet, with Liz Stephans and Scott Baker of Breitbart.tv’s daily B-Cast show. In the latest episode of Silicon Graffiti, we explore the legacy of the man who personified TV news in the much more limited era of three over-the-air national channels.Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters.org and Austin Bay of Austin Bay.net join me to discuss the legacy of Walter Cronkite, including:The first CBS Evening News with Cronkite.Why Cronkite’s legacy was mourned by Old Media.Cronkite announces JFK’s assassination, and man landing on the moon.Austin Bay on Cronkite and Tet.Cronkite in retirement: advocate of World Government; less than champion advocate of the American Everyman.Searching for the next “Cronkite Moment” in Iraq.And more! To watch our nearly 40 previous editions of Silicon Graffiti, click here and just keep scrolling, or visit our Blip.TV page.