I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not…
BOB WOODWARDIf information is true, if it can be verified, and if it’s really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.
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There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?
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If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it’s really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.
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I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it’s generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
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[Clinton] believes that the Washington press corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters will understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.
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The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
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Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.
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I don’t think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
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…Obama said, ‘I welcome debate among my team, but I won’t tolerate division’.
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Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.
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Nixon’s grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they’re not calling me up and asking me for dinner.
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If there’s one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
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Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
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