Fate Quote by Helmut Schmidt

Politicians are just Daily Mail journalists writ large, aren't they? They're always telling us what's going to happen, and we know they don't know!

— Tom Baker

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

— Rajeev Shukla

“In politics democracy itself is at stake in this world of high-speed always-on news. Political reporters pronounce sudden verdicts upon the politicians they often…

— Ian Hargreaves

Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated…

— Daniel Hannan

Writers and journalists tend to be simplistic about politics when, like all other areas of life, it's more complicated.

— Robert Harris

It's only when journalists understand the role they play in this propaganda, it's only when they realize they can't be both independent, honest journalists…

— John Pilger

A contemporary politician has to be cognizant of things that are going on.

— Terry Mosher

People are fed up of politicians who say one thing one day and another the day after.

— Maxime Bernier

Journalism and the news has become not only a means to debate but also to judge and deconstruct celebrity, the news story, and the…

— Abi Morgan

To go from politics to news, at least the subject matter is the same, even if the view is different.

— Jerry Springer

“But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to…

— Edward L. Bernays

“The journalist must strive to find out what is going on and tell it, not neuter the truth in the name of equal time.”

— Joe Sacco