Walter Cronkite Quotes – Wisdom and Insight from the Iconic Journalist

In seeking truth, you have to get both sides of a story.

Journalism is what we need to keep democracy alive.

There is no such thing as a little freedom.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.

I think the hardest part about being a news anchor is maintaining your objectivity while covering emotional stories.

Good night, and good luck.

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

I think being a liberal, in the classic sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, non-committed to a cause – but examining each case on its merits. Being left of center is another thing; it’s a political position.

America’s greatest strength is its diversity.

The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good.

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.

Walter Cronkite Quotes – Wisdom and Insight from the Iconic Journalist part 2

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

I think it would be a real mistake to put out our finger and pretend like everything’s going to be all rosy.

Seeking the truth is not the easy way out, but it’s the way to live a meaningful life.

Journalism is the art of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information accurately and ethically.

At a time when editorial budgets are shrinking, the simple fact is that investigative journalism, like all journalism, is not free – it requires resources.

The press is the light that makes the roaches scatter.

And that’s the way it is.

The future of journalism is online, investigative journalism is the future of the industry.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

Good journalism allows people to live as good citizens.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

In my opinion, the journalist is the most powerful individual in the world in terms of the impact they can have on society.

The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good.

Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.

Television is a device that permits people who haven’t anything to do to watch people who can’t do anything.

I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.

The business of television is to get people to watch so that they will see the commercials.

The perceptive critic of public television will recognize that he’s evaluating the network on the basis of national ratings.

Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician’s spinal cord into bright yellow jelly.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

I’m a liberal – I trust the government.

In seeking truth, you have to get both sides of a story.

I think it would be a real mistake to put out our finger and pretend like everything’s going to be all rosy.

I think being a liberal, in the classic sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, non-committed to a cause – but examining each case on its merits. Being left of center is another thing; it’s a political position.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

The perceptive critic of public television will recognize that he’s evaluating the network on the basis of national ratings.

Old times are good times because of the kind memories they leave behind.

Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.

Television is a device that permits people who haven’t anything to do to watch people who can’t do anything.

I think being a liberal, in the classic sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, non-committed to a cause – but examining each case on its merits. Being left of center is another thing; it’s a political position.

The business of television is to get people to watch so that they will see the commercials.

The world is a better place today because of individual achievements of many extraordinary individuals who became part of the shooting stars in the American establishment.

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.

The journalism profession is, more than ever before, in serious need of thoughtful, wise, and ethical journalists.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

Seeking the truth is not the easy way out, but it’s the way to live a meaningful life.

Journalism is the art of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information accurately and ethically.