Campaigns Quote by Bob Schieffer

Journalists undoubtedly have a duty to push, cajole, and aggressively maneuver around campaign handlers in order for the public to see a candidate unscripted.

— Richard Grenell

Right-wing media and politicians are looking for any opportunity to be critical of the reporters who are here. Some reporters make judgments, but that…

— Peter Arnett

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 realise that, strutting around in power corridors for political coverage, a journalist becomes half a politician.

— Rajeev Shukla

Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room…

— Ellen Goodman

Historically, war journalists have embedded themselves with one side, which means the greatest threat comes from the clearly delineated enemy of that side.

— Alan Huffman

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.

— Calvin Trillin

There has been far too much of journalists deciding they are on the side of something and going out to get the story, instead…

— Claire Fox

In campaign reporting more than any other kind of press coverage, reporters aren't just covering a story, they're a part of it - influencing…

— Michael Hastings

If you work in either journalism or politics... you will be flogged for being right and flogged for being wrong, and it hurts both…

— Hunter S. Thompson

There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent…

— Ronald Steel

Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time…

— Celestine Sibley