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Article: Cronkite, Icon of Truth and Trust, Hailed at Memorial
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- The Washington Post
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- September 10, 2009
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-- Walter Cronkite got his final send-off in an extravagantly
produced ceremony Wednesday at Lincoln Center, that had poignant
tributes from two presidents, two anchors, one astronaut and a
member of the Grateful Dead.
Under a huge video screen bearing Cronkite's black-and-white
visage, President Obama praised the late anchor for "his dogged
pursuit of truth" and "his passionate defense of objective
reporting," even as he contrasted those traits with blunt criticism
of today's media values.
Cronkite's standards are harder to find in a "difficult time for
journalism," Obama told the packed audience at Avery Fisher Hall. As
newsrooms close and reporters are laid off, he said, "too often we ...