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Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite. By: Emily Pierce and Lauren Adjieff. Walter Cronkite. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri in November 1916 Raised in Houston, Texas and attended the University of Texas Began career in journalism in 1935 and began a full- time career at the Washington Post.

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Walter Cronkite

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  1. Walter Cronkite By: Emily Pierce and Lauren Adjieff

  2. Walter Cronkite • Born in St. Joseph, Missouri in November 1916 • Raised in Houston, Texas and attended the University of Texas • Began career in journalism in 1935 and began a full- time career at the Washington Post.

  3. What did he investigate that made him famous? • Most famous for his nightly appearance on the CBS evening news. • Covered President Kennedy’s assassination. • Covered the first man on the moon Junes 20th 1969

  4. Were there forces that got in the way of his or her work? • Walter Cronkite had a part time job at the Houston Post newspaper during his college years at the University of Texas at Austin, he read articles of journalists and reporters that traveled around the world to get stories. This inspired him to leave college 2 years early and get a full time job at the Houston Post newspaper. Other jobs included a radio announcer and sports broadcaster. Even with the full time job, other reporters and journalists questioned his credibility as a reporter because he didn’t get a full college education.

  5. Cronkite’s findings • One of the first things that Walter Cronkite did after his work at the Houston Post was work for the United Press International. He covered things such as World War II. • Cronkite had a major role and served as anchor of the democratic and republican national presidential conventions. He served as the reporter of the presidential campaigns when time came for election. • One of the original creators of the CBS Evening News in 1962

  6. What changed as a result of Cronkite’s work? • Walter Cronkite was a reported who never tried to involve himself with the news. He put the truth straight forward without his own opinions. He felt that not putting the news straight forward would be phony. He always did hard news reporting and kept on the topic without giving his own opinions, just the facts. He brought broadcasting to great heights by giving only the truth and being an honest reporter with people admire.

  7. What did your research teach you about the importance of a free press? • Free press is very important, especially in hectic times, such as war and elections because it allows journalists to educate the public and form opinions based on their personal stance on the matter. For instance, Cronkite’s opposition to President Nixon’s campaign made the public more aware of his flaws and they too began to think twice about his campaign.

  8. Bibliography • http://www.billoglesby.com/newspick/uploaded_images/WalterCronkite1-799355.jpg • http://www.famoustexans.com/waltercronkite.htm

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