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Morley Safer dies, 84
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Morley Safer dies, 84
May 19, 2016 at 2:12 pm (This post was last modified: May 19, 2016 at 2:14 pm by c172.)
Morley Safer, the CBS newsman who changed war reporting forever when he showed  GIs burning the huts of Vietnamese villagers and went on to become the iconic 60 Minutes correspondent whose stylish stories on America's most-watched news program made him one of television's most enduring stars, died today in Manhattan. He was 84. He had homes in Manhattan and Chester, Conn.

Safer was in declining health when he announced his retirement last week; CBS News broadcast a long-planned special hour to honor the occasion on Sunday May 15 that he watched in his home.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-m...ies-at-84/
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 19, 2016 at 2:21 pm
One of a vanishing breed.  We don't have many journalists anymore.  What we get now are talking heads.
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 22, 2016 at 11:31 am
Got to wonder about a society who favor talking heads to journalists.
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 22, 2016 at 10:33 pm (This post was last modified: May 22, 2016 at 10:37 pm by Alex K.)
(May 19, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: One of a vanishing breed.  We don't have many journalists anymore.  What we get now are talking heads.

Yeah, barely anyone is willing to pay for journalists any more. They are so damn slow with their researching and

investigating they do... And then they don't even have proper click bait to show for their weeks of work.
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 22, 2016 at 11:55 pm
Wow. Awfully short retirement there Morley. He will be missed, especially considering what "reporting" has become.
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 24, 2016 at 4:25 pm
(May 19, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: One of a vanishing breed.  We don't have many journalists anymore.  What we get now are talking heads.

Pay no attention to man who is giving the talking heads briefcases of money and script i repeat pay no attention.
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May 24, 2016 at 5:11 pm
(May 22, 2016 at 10:33 pm)Alex K Wrote: Yeah, barely anyone is willing to pay for journalists any more. They are so damn slow with their researching and

The investigative journalist is a dying out breed. There's much more money to be made by playing ball.
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RE: Morley Safer dies, 84
May 24, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Sigh... That's a bummer. Sad
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