Ancient Quote by Henry Grunwald

History is written by victors and, occasionally, sensationalist journalists. I mean that with the best respect.

— Ray Stevenson

The first job of the historian and of the journalist is to find facts. Not the only job, perhaps not the most important, but…

— Timothy Garton Ash

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they…

— Christiane Amanpour

Journalism is the first draft of history

— Phil Graham

It's funny how sometimes historians sneer at journalists, yet they depend on us in the future for the material that they mine. You realize…

— Lawrence Wright

Journalism is in fact history on the run.

— Anonymous

The great concern is that year after year, rising numbers of journalists are being killed in pursuit of their work. They are increasingly seen…

— Salman Rushdie

“Journalists...chronicle our everyday lives. They reveal truths and information that the public deserves to know, and they provide a record for posterity, so that…

— Celeste Ng

It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as…

— Robert Fisk

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

A historian is not always a prophet facing backwards, but a journalist is always someone who afterwards knew everything beforehand.

— Karl Kraus

There are journalists I share a whole history with, so I tend to be generous to these guys, but those days are over.

— Guus Hiddink