CNN senior analyst Jeff Greenfield shares his thoughts about Peter Jennings in an e-mail to TVNewser:
“In what he knew, in what he wanted the viewers to know, Peter was the embodiment of what journalism should be. He kenw the world better than anyone of his time; and when it became horrifyingly clear four years ago why that mattered, his knowledge, and his determination to let us know, became more important than ever. People will mourn his death as that of a colleague, or a friend, or a familiar, comforting presence in their homes. For me, the loss is compounded because we are losing exactly the best of our craft at the worst possible time.”
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