Walter Cronkite: The Legend Re-assessed (Session ID: 553)
Wednesday, 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom A
The death of Walter Cronkite this past summer marks a watershed event for CBS News -- and the entire field of broadcast journalism. This panel, consisting of scholars who have written about Mr. Cronkite’s many contributions to the field—including positions he held and particular stories he covered, will join with practitioners who worked with or around him for many years. They will review his legendary impact at CBS News and the legacy he has left for others nationally. Panelists will also discuss the standards he set and enforced as managing editor and network news anchor—and the stories he covered that made a special impact and set a tone for others.
Moderator: Mike Murray, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Mike Conway, Indiana University
Loren Ghiglione, Northwestern University
Navigating CBS News' “Culture”
Mary Beadle, John Carroll University
Don Godfrey, Arizona State University
Cronkite and Affiliate Relations
Ginger Carter Miller, Georgia College & State University
Dale Cressman, Brigham Young University
When Anchors “make” the News
Marcy McGinnis, Stony Brook University
Bill Silcock, Arizona State University
Cronkite in our Newsrooms and our Classrooms