Embarrassing Quote by Chris Patten

It is beyond dispute that President Obama and his aides have an extreme, even unprecedented obsession with concealing embarrassing information, controlling the flow of…

— Glenn Greenwald

The fact is that in a way, journalists become a kind of default in the system when you don't have substantive two-party back-and-forth inside…

— Ron Suskind

A lot of people think journalists are criminals, and there are some who haven't helped us. But the media is essential for democratic society.

— Fiona Barton

Journalists don't need a get-out-of-jail-free card, ... Instead we should be given more access to information.

— Chris Powell

It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that…

— John Pilger

Let's put it this way. The United States government has assembled a massive investigation team into me personally, into my work with the journalists,…

— Edward Snowden

When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain…

— Rod Lurie

Journalists are supposed to put the people first, even before themselves. Around the world and throughout history, journalists have died to get the truth…

— Michael Arrington

We need journalists to be fearless and hold power to account.

— Robert Rinder

I’ve been an investigative reporter for a long time, and almost always, the government says that [‘you can’t publish that because of the national…

— James Risen

It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government…

— Glenn Greenwald

I think as journalists, we have to keep our distance from power.

— Jorge Ramos