But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
BOB SCHAFFERBut if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
BOB SCHAFFERObviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander’s boss to get that changed.
BOB SCHAFFERI can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
BOB SCHAFFERThe 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 SCHAFFERThere’s fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story of the moment happens to be.
BOB SCHAFFERA great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on.
BOB SCHAFFERIt’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
BOB SCHAFFERGood policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
BOB SCHAFFERThe first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
BOB SCHAFFERThough there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
BOB SCHAFFERI 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 SCHAFFERMy mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
BOB SCHAFFERThe truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture, like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays – beyond their meaning – a factor in our economy.
BOB SCHAFFEROne 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 SCHAFFERThe recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
BOB SCHAFFERWell, you know, in any political campaign, you’re gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it’ll hurt the guy on the other side.
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