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 SCHAFFERA great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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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?
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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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…
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Government is just spending too much money.
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The 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.
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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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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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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
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Once 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.
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I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us.
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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.
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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
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