Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tīmata te mahi a Cronkite i te reo irirangi i nga tau 1930 i Houston, Texas. I uru atu ia ki te UPI i te tau 1939 hei kairipoata pakanga, i hipoki ia i te
Ko ngā whakawakanga o ngā hara pakanga o Nuremberg i muri i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao. Ko te pikinga o Cronkite ki te rongonui o te pouaka whakaata i tiimata mai i te 1952 Republican National Convention. I hangaia te kupu "korero purongo" hei whakaahua i tana mahi i roto i te purongo.