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.
BOB SCHAFFERThere 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.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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Mitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about it.
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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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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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And as a result, I guess I’m just kind of a rubberneck. I’m kind of a – someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don’t think journalists are as important as the people they cover.
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Well, 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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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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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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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
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Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
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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 bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
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It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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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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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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