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RIP Mike Wallace

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Apr 8, 2012.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    CBS has announced the 60 Minutes icon has died.

    http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/mike-wallace-60-minutes-pioneer-dies/
     
    MileHigh, Apr 8, 2012
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  2. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Just heard this. RIP to a great journalist.
     
    Brooklyn Bridge, Apr 8, 2012
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  3. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    SF_Express, Apr 8, 2012
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  4. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    It's with only moderate peevishness (peeveosity?) I note that I understand why this was consolidated under another thread; I less understand how MIKE WALLACE dying doesn't belong on the journalism topics board.

    But it's Sunday morning, and I'm only halfway through my coffee.
     
    SF_Express, Apr 8, 2012
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  5. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    It is really more of a news item than a journalism topic. Plus it will probably get more traffic in sports and news.

    RIP.
     
    bigpern23, Apr 8, 2012
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  6. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Oh, and I have to admit, my first thought was that the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver did something stupid and died.
     
    bigpern23, Apr 8, 2012
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  7. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    RIP. I didn't always agree with him, but I respected him, and he gave no quarter.

    People are going to say he's a dying breed, and those people won't be wrong, but in a way, the legacy and he and his contemporaries lives on today. Network news is still infinitely more sane than its off-the-rocker cable cousins. Standards matter and Wallace helped make them matter.
     
    Bubbler, Apr 8, 2012
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  8. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Hearing the sound of a stopped stopwatch.

    RIP.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Apr 8, 2012
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  9. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    I guess it's just my personal reader habits. I never visit this page.
     
    SF_Express, Apr 8, 2012
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  10. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    It's a news item whether you're a journalist or not.

    I'm not sure where it ranks now but in its heyday it must have been the most watched shows on TV.
     
    JR, Apr 8, 2012
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    SF, we're on the same page on just about everything. But this one belongs here. He was beyond journalist, a celebrity. This would make my wife go "damn."

    And me. Damn. RIP

    Actually, a thread on both boards wouldn't bother me in the least.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 8, 2012
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    He was a talk show host who turned himself into a journalist. For all practical reasons, I don't think there is any difference between the two anymore.

    Him and Don Hewitt now both gone. Definitely the end of an era.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 8, 2012
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