Jim Lehrer presented the news to PBS viewers for decades with accuracy and integrity, even as his journalistic approach faded from the airwaves. When he died recently, at 85, the acclaimed reporter was universally praised.

There’s a reason Lehrer moderated 12 presidential debates. Everyone knew he was fair and trustworthy. Along with co-anchor Robert MacNeil, he developed a method of reporting known as the “MacNeil-Lehrer style of journalism.”