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.
BOB SCHAFFERA 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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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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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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My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
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Government is just spending too much money.
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Nowadays I’m not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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But here’s the deal: If I were smart, I could figure out curling. If I were even smarter, I could figure out why people would actually watch other people doing it. I have tried. I can’t. I can’t even figure out the object of the game. Is it like darts? I just don’t get it.
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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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Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
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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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The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
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