Obviously, 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 SCHAFFEROnce we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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A great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on.
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Government is just spending too much money.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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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.
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And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn’t graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
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Parents don’t like it, administrators don’t like it, and kids don’t like it, but politicians and bureaucrats in Washington love it–which should be the first indication to you that it is a troubled program.
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A police reporter walks into the worst moment in someone’s life on every single story that he covers. It’s not like being a sports reporter. That’s a great job and all that and takes certain skills.
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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
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The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
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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.
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I used to be a print reporter.
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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.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
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