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Feel invigorated. you talk about the murrow moment. what do you mean by that in the digital age? >> well, remember, all parallels aside, we take comfort from history because it offers a sense of perspective and thats something we have least of in our politics today. but i think what the murrow moment means for us is, first of all, there was a time in the high seats of government, a lot of people were being cowed into silence, questioning their patriotism and loyalty and ed murrow, iconically, st...

cronkite formed a great relationship. we think of the two tv anchor people, brokaw and cronkite very some ominous. cronkite knew you had to have sharp elbows. he worked very hard. he was always authentic to his midwestern roots. he is from missouri and grew up in texas. he kept his clock in central time. even when he was in new york city. it is a different animal altogether. cronkite was a little more like tom brokaw. >> dan rather was the second most quoted in terms of meetings. six d...

the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, february 8, 2012. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. im betty nguyen. the race for the republican nomination has taken another unexpected turn. this time, it was rick santorum who struck a blow to mitt romneys campaign with a sweep of all three nominating contests yesterday. santorum was the winner in colorado, minnesota and missouri. his first wins since eeking out a victory in iowa. susan mcginnis is in washington with details on th...

the public trust in a new media world--thats our topic today on "the future of news." >> a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the united states of america. >> the journalists role is to get to the truth, and the best way to get to the truth is to accumulate facts. >> many people sort of assume that if they get crossposted on gawker, they have a journalism career. >> from the newseum in washington d.c., this is "the future of news." welcome to...

the facts you need? safeguarding the public trust in a new media world--thats our topic today on "the future of news." >> a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the united states of america. >> the journalists role is to get to the truth, and the best way to get to the truth is to accumulate facts. >> many people sort of assume that if they get crossposted on gawker, they have a journalism career. >> from the newseum in washington d.c., this is...

shorter supply. >> who can you trust to deliver the facts you need? safeguarding the public trust in a new media world--thats our topic today on "the future of news." >> a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the united states of america. >> the journalists role is to get to the truth, and the best way to get to the truth is to accumulate facts. >> many people sort of assume that if they get crossposted on gawker, they have a journalism career....

nixon in "the rehnquist choice. "i really enjoyed rereading that because i saw nixon being strong, decisive, i saw him being comedic when he didnt know he was being funny, when he knew he was being funny, i saw him making good decisions, i saw him making bad decisions, its just a microcosm of his presidency. but there are lots of issues that need to be tucked away, and theres some outstanding, large issues that arent mysteries, but just large issues that need to be put to rest, and im ...

>> this program is brought to you by a grant from the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> journalism, the fourth estate--working for the public good and keeping your government honest. a recent state of the first amendment survey shows 71% of americans see a free press as a necessary watchdog on government. in the future, will journalists be able to live up to the publics expectations? are the economics of news threatening journali...

The investigation. the question of loyalty is one of the issues the special counsel is looking at in terms of obstruction of justice. why was the president so obsessed with having someone loyal to him run the investigation? why did he ask jim comey for his loyalty? was it simply loyalty because -- around him who were loyal to him, or was there a reason for this, and why has the president continued to go after sessions publicly? why has he tried to get him to resi resign? what was behind that? wa...

Al qaedas trying to hit this, thats what theyre going to do, looking to strike where they get the maximum amount of impact and damage and media coverage. if you can avoid being in places like that thats a bit safer for you. and -- >> let me ask dan about this. dan, state department issued this directive and it says, americans, im quoting, should take every precaution, adopt appropriate safety measures. i mean, obviously they have one problem if something would happen, they knew there was the thr...