Sharyl Attkisson

Sometimes I rub people the wrong way, although I'm very polite.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I started working as a journalist under Bush, then Clinton, then Bush, then Obama.

— Sharyl Attkisson

The beauty of American elections is that anything can happen.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I'm not a conservative. I'm not a liberal.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I just don't care what people think. I'm just trying to do what I think is right.

— Sharyl Attkisson

As reporters set aside their traditional role as fact seekers and veer into advocacy, they find themselves on a slippery journalistic slope.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I'm not a professional political analyst, so my political analysis is worth about what you pay for it.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I'm not a liberal or conservative journalist, I'm saying conservative-owned media corporations seem to be treated differently.

— Sharyl Attkisson

The nature of the government's surveillance on me and my family is forensically proven and not subject to legitimate question.

— Sharyl Attkisson

One death is too many - and with careful management and a lot of luck, the coronavirus sweeping the globe will be…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Many news organizations have come to resemble the fact-starved blogs they once took pains to remain separate from.

— Sharyl Attkisson

The rules seem rigged to protect government lawlessness, and the playing field is uneven.

— Sharyl Attkisson

But the government spying on me was not done under the authority of a court warrant. That's why my case is even…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Unless you believe that politicians and agencies are above a money grab, especially if it can be justified under the auspices of…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Early coronavirus fatality rates as often cited may appear worse than they actually are for a majority of the public because they…

— Sharyl Attkisson

And this may be hard to swallow for those deeply embedded in a particular political philosophy, but I think most people -…

— Sharyl Attkisson

In general, hateful speech and opinions are protected under the Constitution, except to the extent they are deemed to incite violence or…

— Sharyl Attkisson

My own view is that only under very limited circumstances, and on a case-by-case basis, should we make advance policy decisions to…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Everyone would like to believe that anyone possibly exposed to a serious contagious disease would comply with self-quarantine requirements. But history teaches…

— Sharyl Attkisson

When analysis and opinion are invited, various viewpoints should be represented. Allegations of political blame, when they occur, should be reasonably challenged…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Ever since his inauguration, President Trump's political opponents have been pushing to impeach him. They just hadn't found the right excuse. In…

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“All of this evokes the dicta of successful historic propagandists described earlier. From Alinsky's Rules for Radicals: >"Ridicule is man's most potent…

— Sharyl Attkisson

The bottom line is: Polls can be provocative, informative, fun or maddening. But as we move into 2020, it's important to be…

— Sharyl Attkisson

“The smear artist reveals himself by his disparate treatment of people and situations. He drapes himself in a superhero cape, claiming to…

— Sharyl Attkisson

I think very few of us have a thick bold line on every given topic that falls neatly into the box of…

— Sharyl Attkisson

“We plaster our news reports with political pundits not offering independent opinions but serving their masters.”

— Sharyl Attkisson

There's nothing like getting caught flat-footed in an emergency to convince us to better prepare for the next one.

— Sharyl Attkisson

Obviously, if I cared about what people said about my reporting, I wouldn't be a good journalist.

— Sharyl Attkisson

There's a tendency in the news media, on the part of some managers, to censor or block stories that don't fall in…

— Sharyl Attkisson

“We're living amid an artificial reality, persuaded to believe it's real by astroturf engineered to look like grassroots.”

— Sharyl Attkisson

I gave up a long time ago thinking that people had to like or agree with what I was doing.

— Sharyl Attkisson

I really am one of those people who are mixed on many issues and can see many legitimate sides.

— Sharyl Attkisson

News organizations would best serve the public by sticking to the facts and the news. Speculation should be minimized.

— Sharyl Attkisson

From what I can tell, pollsters are generally fairly stick-to-the-facts folks. They deal in facts and statistics.

— Sharyl Attkisson

“The answer to what defines a smear often lies in the motivation behind, and scale of, the response.”

— Sharyl Attkisson

Many workplaces that never before offered telecommuting have had to do so in the face of the coronavirus. Once systems are established…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Many will debate the substance of the public impeachment testimony against President Trump. To me, each of the Democrats' witnesses of the…

— Sharyl Attkisson

My court fight is clearly an uphill battle. The Department of Justice has unlimited tax dollars to spend obstructing and fighting my…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Even amid the heated political rhetoric that dominates the news media and social media, resurrected false claims about the shooting of Michael…

— Sharyl Attkisson

With soap and hand sanitizer in high demand, many Americans will continue with their germ-fighting habits after coronavirus. They will wash their…

— Sharyl Attkisson