It was while making newspaper deliveries, trying to miss the bushes and hit the porch, that I first learned the importance of accuracy in journalism. – Charles Osgood
Weve uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was even in the newspaper business. – Jimmy Carter
The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. – David Brinkley
The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. – Carl Bernstein
The important thing is that we recognize our Presidents leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing. – Kay Bailey Hutchison
