Her sudden death, which shocked the entire nation, is also believed to have led Irish officials to establish the Criminal Assets Bureau. But she carried on her reporting unfazed. Renowned for her exposés of crime lords in Dublin, Guerin, who wrote for the Sunday Independent, received several death threats, and was even shot in the leg. The fearless Irish investigative journalist, murdered by drug barons in 1996 when she was just 36, has inspired two movies – including one starring Cate Blanchet, a biography and numerous songs. A winner of numerous awards, his 1996 autobiography, A Reporter’s Life, was also a best seller. Kennedy, the battles over civil rights, the Vietnam War, the Apollo moon landings, the death of Beatles musician John Lennon and the Watergate scandal.Ĭonsidered a pioneer in broadcast journalism, he was famous for his catchphrase “And that’s the way it is,” at the end of every bulletin. After joining CBS, he reported on the assassination of John F. Referred to as the ‘most trusted man in America’, Walter Cronkite was the former anchor and managing editor of the show CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.Ī correspondent for United Press during World War II, he famously covered the Nuremberg trials in Germany. While it is simply impossible to restrict the world’s best journalists to one tiny list, here are 10 who have changed (and continue to influence) the world of news and the history of the profession.
Any reporter will tell you that.ĭespite that, it is not hard to find courageous and passionate journalists, who have dedicated their entire lives to relentlessly exposing corruption, reporting wars and uncovering political and economic scandals. Journalism is not a job for the weak-hearted or the money-seeker.
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