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Vaughn Ververs: The Death Of Tim Russert Will Reverberate For A Long Time
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- Russert was to have received a lifetime achievement award from the Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University on June 23. The school said the award would be presented posthumously.
In 2005, Russert was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan.
His %u201CMeet the Press%u201D interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 won the Radio and Television Correspondents%u2019 highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award, and the Annenberg Center%u2019s Walter Cronkite Award. - Reply to this comment
- Russert, who received 48 honorary doctorates, won countless other awards for excellence during his career, including the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association, the John Peter Zenger Freedom of the Press Award, the American Legion Journalism Award, the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Journalism Award, the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism, the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication and the Catholic Academy for Communication%u2019s Gabriel Award.
He was a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and a member of the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
He was a trustee of the Freedom Forum%u2019s Newseum and a member of the board of directors of the Greater Washington Boys and Girls Club and America%u2019s Promise %u2014 Alliance for Youth. - Reply to this comment
- As even Russert would admit, Ed Murrow''''s hope is still unrealized.
Posted by alphaa10 at 12:38 AM : Jun 14, 2008
Tim Russert was a deserving recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism. I can think of few who deserved it more. - Reply to this comment
- At times, Russert voiced opinion best represented on Faux News. As a center-right product, Russert advanced his career by relentlessly examining the routine and trivial, and scrupulously ignoring the broader and more difficult questions outside the grasp of a soundbite mentality. He knew TV all too well.
Russert played the game the way many others did. Stephanopoulos and Gibson, for example, asked "debate" questions about flag pins that might have been cue-carded by Chris Wallace. Likewise, Russert was obsessed with Rev. Wright, but could not move beyond his "How can you associate with...?" in true Faux mode to "What do YOU believe, Mr. Obama? As Russert realized, his audience could care less about the Old Testament prophet tradition in which the Reverend was trying to function.
Like showbiz people, those calling themselves TV journalists fawn on one another to a cloying degree-- anything on-camera must be said with a smile and a memorable phrase. Nothing else is a good career move.
But what about using TV to inform people?
As even Russert would admit, Ed Murrow''s hope is still unrealized. - Reply to this comment
- Creepy isn''''t it? Just skimming other sites and stuff, the respect and sense of loss for Tim Russert is universal across the board except for this weirdo. Townhall is paying their respects, Sean Hannity is talking about how touched he was by Russert''''s gestures towards him, Newt Gingrich praising him . . .
Posted by SamTheTVCat at 12:16 AM : Jun 14, 2008
Tim Russert was above politics. His driving curiosity about the men and women who run our government for us and his obsession with making sure they report to us and not the other way around was an inspiration. He always asked the tough question, but always in a fair and honest manner. He never laid traps for his guests on his programs and never, ever took a cheap shot. That''s rare these days. No matter which part of the political spectrum a person occupies, there is always room for respect and admiration for a truly straigthforward and honest journalist like him. He was one of the good guys. - Reply to this comment
- ---"you sir,madame are overly concerned with your view point to the cost of common decency in my opinon"---
Posted by clovisbuford
Creepy isn''t it? Just skimming other sites and stuff, the respect and sense of loss for Tim Russert is universal across the board except for this weirdo. Townhall is paying their respects, Sean Hannity is talking about how touched he was by Russert''s gestures towards him, Newt Gingrich praising him . . .
I guess it''s one of those instances where when everybody''s on one page and somebody else is on a totally different page, it''s really more about them then anything they''re saying about anybody else . . .
Oh well . . . - Reply to this comment
- More tough questions left unanswered:
1. Now Hillary, why don''''t you admit you
are a racist and don''''t want to see a black
become president?
2. Mrs. Obama how do you like New York?
3. Mrs. Obama do you prefer white or red wine?
rushlimpdrug...errr your candidate conceded her race last saturday , as did mine months earlier (Mr Edwards), yanno you might consider practice letting go limpboy ..ps rushlimpdrub...viagra might helpis sexualdissatisfation seems to be the caus of your irrationality.While I disagreed with Mr Russet a lot on his coverage , your remarks show a a disrespect for someone not even buried yet..oh right you are anonymous and its the internet , no decency need apply .you sir,madame are overly concerned with your view point to the cost of common decency in my opinon . - Reply to this comment
- The fact that so many saw this man as a serious journalist shows just bad journalism is in the U.S. He was Mr. Gotcha on trivialities. That was really what he did. He wouldn''t go on the record unless he got permission from a source first even if they didn''t ask him to stay off the record initially. That''s terrible journalism if getting to the real facts and reporting them matter to you.
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- NBC''s Tim Russert Dead At 58
Veteran Broadcast Journalist Collapses At Work; Cause Of Death Still Undetermined
-My condolescences go to the family, friends and frequent program attendees. He was a great journalist! - Reply to this comment
- He spoke his mind and that is what is going to be lost. He asked all the right questions Regardless of who the person was. He had more guts then most of us
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- He was a saint. He saved puppies on a daily basis. He was way more important that all the flooding going on in the midwest. In fact, he was such a historical figure, he deserves top billing over a major natural disaster in the midwest. The media must have it''s priorities.
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- Even though he was a Democratic operative before he became a journalist (like so many of his peers), Russert was more fair and impartial than most. It was a shock to read about his death. Guess you never know when your time is up.
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- My condolences to his friends and family.
Carpe Diem. - Reply to this comment
I agree with sam the tv kat.
Pleeze only rite purty things about
Timmy.
Meanwhile, I will eat a dozen donuts
in his honor.
Good night.
Gotta go.
very last question:
. . . . . . :O- Reply to this comment
- ---"I am still shocked and saddened. Sunday morning WAS Meet the Press with Tim Russert. My wife and I will miss him greatly and send our most profound condolences to his family, friends and co-workers. He was a true, honest, straightforward and great person and journalist.
I am glad to see that CBS closed comments on the other threads because of some of the hurtful and hateful things some people posted there. Let''s hope they keep their issues to themselves and not post them here. This is above politics and religion."---
Posted by SgtRDS-E4
Very well said Sarge. I''m still in shock like I guess all of us must be . . . people seem to deal with death in different ways, so I have to assume a couple of people getting weird with their comments must just be a different kind of manifestation of their shock (?)
Wow . . . it just happened so suddenly, and he was relatively young . . . I still can''t wrap my mind around that this could happen . . . - Reply to this comment
Timmy in the "other" heaven:
"Do they ever turn on the air conditioning
in this place?"- Reply to this comment
%u201CTim was the best of our profession. He asked the best questions and then he listened for the answer.%u201D
Man! That is a great quote!
I remember when he asked the question:
"Who let the dogs out?"
Then he waited for the answer:
"woff, woff"- Reply to this comment
- Timmy in heaven meets Edward Murrow.
Timmy: Can I sit with you sir?
Mr. Murrow: Not during this forever. - Reply to this comment
Last question:
"Why?"- Reply to this comment
More tough questions left unanswered:
1. Now Hillary, why don''t you admit you
are a racist and don''t want to see a black
become president?
2. Mrs. Obama how do you like New York?
3. Mrs. Obama do you prefer white or red wine?- Reply to this comment
