Access Quote by Dan Rather

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

In-depth reporting is expensive. It is much cheaper to have people sit around or on remotes and talk about politics like it's baseball. But…

— Robert Kane Pappas

If you look at the newspapers here - the Washington papers - most of the discussion deals with campaign gossip.

— Bernie Sanders

The press doesn't just cover presidential campaigns, they influence them by making arbitrary decisions about who is 'top tier' and merits coverage.

— Mark McKinnon

I've been a news junkie as long as I can remember - and once you've covered a presidential campaign, it's nearly impossible to tear…

— Kasie Hunt

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

No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central…

— Roger Mudd

When news comes out, it ought to be reported. There shouldn't be a moratorium based on legitimate news, just because it may or may…

— Mark E. Hyman

Presidential coverage used to be a very serious endeavor.

— Nina Easton

I have chosen to cast my lot with independent media outlets because I believe that only through independent reporting where you are not beholding…

— Jeremy Scahill

The truth is the committed left press in America is not longer interest in reporting the news. Anything that hinders a favorable view of…

— Bill O'Reilly

Precisely because our political speeches are meant to be reported, they are not worth reporting. Precisely because they are carefully designed to be read,…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton