Important Quote by Bob Woodward

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they…

— Ben Bradlee

“If we are serious about seeking the facts, we can each make a small revolution in the way the internet works. If you are…

— Timothy Snyder

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

— Wolf Blitzer

There's no question that sources sometimes have interests aside from the truth when they talk to reporters. That's why reporters have to very aggressively…

— Bill Keller

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

— Sharyl Attkisson

As a journalist, I think the only question that you ask yourself - once you've determined that the material is authentic - is what…

— Glenn Greenwald

Certainly, when it comes to my profession as a journalist, that allows the government to trace what you're reporting, who you're talking to, and…

— Laura Poitras

“Since in the age of the internet we are all publishers, each of us bears some responsibility for the public's sense of truth. If…

— Timothy Snyder

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real…

— Thomas Jefferson

It should go without saying, of course, that anything a journalist writes about any person, public or private, must have a verifiable basis in…

— Norah Vincent

I think it's a lack of journalistic integrity to print things with anonymous sources.

— Will Muschamp

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

— Glenn Greenwald