We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They’ve heard it on the radio. They’ve seen it on the Internet. They’ve seen it on one of the cable companies. So that makes our job a bit different.
BOB SCHAFFERMitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about it.
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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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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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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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My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
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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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It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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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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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 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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I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
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They’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
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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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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.
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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 think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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