It's hard to believe that Walter Cronkite has not been a staple on the air for over 28 years.  Through all that time, he has achieved something few in this age of information overload could do when removed from the spotlight for so long. He remained the standard bearer, the person so many journalists wished they could be. His name is not just synonymous with industry greatness, but with an industry that no longer exists. And so many believe his passing represents more than the end of a television news icon, but the end of iconic news television. (more...)

The way the world receives breaking news was obviously unheard of in Walter Cronkite's heyday. The voice of God role has been taken on by the voice of the collective, which is constantly informing us of the way it is. So it was that when I turned my Blackberry on as I was leaving a Friday night film I was inundated with tweets regarding Cronkite's passing, which I read in reverse order. The first one to come through was Brian Stelter's at 8:11pm. Before I was even able to get home and in front of a computer I had been swamped with news. Here's what it all looked like at a glance, in reverse chronological order starting at 8:11pm and ending around 11:30pm. (more...)

VIDEO Here is the special report from CBS this evening, anchored by Katie Couric this evening, one of Cronkite's successors in the anchor chair at CBS. (more...)

VIDEO News legend and cultural icon Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92. Once known as "the most trusted man in America" Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 with his trademark sign-off, "And that's the way it is..." (more...)