There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
Walter CronkiteObjective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
Walter CronkiteThe battle for the airwaves cannot be limited to only those who have the bank accounts to pay for the battle and win it.
Walter CronkiteThe ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.
Walter CronkiteA handful of us determine what will be on the evening news broadcasts, or, for that matter, in the New York Times or Washington Post or Wall Street Journal. Indeed it is a handful of us with this awesome power.And those [news stories] available to us already have been culled and re-culled by persons far outside our control.
Walter Cronkite