The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.
Walter CronkiteI sort of think in a way that many of us young reporters who had the opportunity to go overseas for our organizations were kind of, in a sense, war profiteers. We were enhancing our careers while covering that terrible conflict.
Walter CronkiteThe daily coverage of the Vietnamese battlefield helped convince the American public that the carnage was not worth the candle.
Walter CronkiteI grew my mustache when I was nineteen in order to look older. I never shaved it off even though it overran its usefulness many, many years ago. Once you get started in television, people associate you with your physical appearance - and that includes the mustache. So I can't shave it off now. If I did, I'd have to answer too much mail.
Walter Cronkite