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It’s no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.

Bob Schaffer

I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.
BOB SCHAFFER

Art Foundation Writing
There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
BOB SCHAFFER

Hands Touching Voters
One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I’m interested in? Is it something I enjoy?
BOB SCHAFFER

Fun Mind People
I used to be a print reporter.
BOB SCHAFFER

Literature Print Used
Government is just spending too much money.
BOB SCHAFFER

Government Spending
They’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
BOB SCHAFFER

Life Literature Mean
It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
BOB SCHAFFER

Government Impossible Unlikely
The revolution has been dubbed “The Orange Revolution,” orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government…
BOB SCHAFFER

Color Government Tired
I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
BOB SCHAFFER

Community Impact Thinking
I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
BOB SCHAFFER

Country Money Spending
The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
BOB SCHAFFER

Firsts Government Way
One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
BOB SCHAFFER

Kindness Peaceful Prayer
Talk about threats to national security — how about government so big, so complicated and so unmanageable, it cant get out of its own way?
BOB SCHAFFER

Complicated Government Way
But, you know, they’re glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.
BOB SCHAFFER

Football Nobody Police Reporter Show
The government’s view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn’t want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.
BOB SCHAFFER

Friday Holiday Weekend
Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
BOB SCHAFFER

Ballots Light Occasion Party

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