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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 that's 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, stood up and on his show "see it now" held mccarthy to account and let his

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 different meetings that you acknowledge. why did he talk to you so much? >> he was helpful because cr...

the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, february 8, 2012. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm 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 romney's 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 this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning betty. we know one thing for sure. the race for the go...

the public trust in a new media world--that's 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 journalist's 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 knight studio and our conversation about media and news in the digital age. i'm frank sesno. ...

the facts you need? safeguarding the public trust in a new media world--that's 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 journalist's 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 knight studio and our conversation about media and news in t...