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 The school, with approximately 1,700 students, is widely regarded as one of the top journalism schools in the country.

has no source quotation/reference. Please provide one or remove/rephrase the statement. 185.186.59.212 (talk) 09:36, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: Added a citation needed template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:49, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting issue

Article needs format editting of Early Life section Officecheese60 (talk) 01:13, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CBS starting pay

CBS offered Cronkite $125 ($2,235 in 2020 money) a week along with "commercial fees" amounting to $25 ($447 in 2020) …? Revise to $12.50 as correct salary. 65.113.157.108 (talk) 16:13, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

¿how do you pronounce "leland cronkite"?

¿/ˈlɛlənd ˈkɹɔŋka͡ɪt/? Brawlio (talk) 19:41, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]