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Walter Cronkite Shifts Public Opinion of the Vietnam War
Today, you can find personal opinion oozing through stories on cable TV news channels. It's easy to dismiss the noise when it's coming at you from all directions. Rewind time to the late 1960 CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, after reporting on the Vietnam War, decided the conflict could only end in stalemate. In a rare departure from straight news reporting, he spoke from his heart on an evening news broadcast. -
Newspaper Brings Down President Nixon
Investigative journalism reached its peak with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post. Their pursuit of illegal activities involving President Nixon ultimately led to the Watergate investigation and his resignation. They spent years working sources, like the famed Deep Throat and had the support of the newspaper's editors and owner. Woodward and Bernstein are immortalized in the bestselling book and Academy Award-winning film All the President's Men. Both the book and the -
Iran Hostage Crisis Creates New Type of TV News Program
