Peter Jennings, R.I.P.

The Canadian-born host of ABC's World News Tonight has lost his battle with lung cancer. He was 67.

Many bloggers have criticized Jennings' reporting in the past, particularly of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and I'm sure the time will eventually come for an authoritative review of what bias, if any, existed in his work. But for now, we should remember a man many of us grew up watching (I can't remember a time when Jennings wasn't on television), and who was damn good at what he did, right up to the end. His 2003 documentary on the Kennedy assassination, and the various conspiracy theories surrounding same, was a superb piece of journalism.

Posted by damian at August 8, 2005 07:35 AM | TrackBack