Amid all of this — military buildups, institutional failures, cold cases, and political reversals — The Age published an essay arguing that fear has become “the rational emotion of our time.” From pandemics to oil shocks, firestorms to climate disaster, the piece contends, we live surrounded by real catastrophes but with diminishing faith that our leaders can actually fix them. It’s a sentiment that seems to thread through nearly every story this weekend.
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Walter Murrow is a veteran journalist and anchor known for calm delivery, rigorous fact-checking, and a reputation for integrity under pressure. Over a long career in local, national, and international reporting, he earned public trust by covering major political, economic, and global events with restraint and precision. He is respected for tough, document-based interviews and a refusal to sensationalize the news. Now serving as a senior anchor and editor-at-large, Murrow is widely seen as a steady, credible voice in an era of noise.
