In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong walks slowly away from the lunar module to explore the surface of the moon. (AP Photo)

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MAN ON MOON: Reflections on how man and the media came together on the surface of the moon 50 years ago

Walter Cronkite speaks during the Apollo 11 mission, broadcast by CBS-TV, July 1969. Photo made from television screen. (AP Photo)

As a summer intern, I watched Walter Cronkite and the CBS News team document history

From the top of The (Morgantown, West Virginia) Dominion News on July 21, 1969.

These 50-year-old front pages show how Apollo 11 captivated the country

Photos by the Associated Press

Shoot for the moon: Preparing to write the biggest story of your life

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The typewriter used by Mark Bloom to file his moon landing story. (Courtesy)

A Roy Peter Clark Q&A: Reporting and writing on Apollo 11

The full moon rises, silhouetting roller coaster riders at Worlds of Fun amusement park on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

War, assassinations, then hope: What the live broadcast of the moon landing meant to America

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