Important person Quote by John Gilstrap

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

It is no good saying we [journalists] must report only what is true because what is true cannot always be proven.

— John Humphrys

While many people think that we as reporters are whining and that this is a time of war, we are really the conveyors of…

— Judd Rose

“Journalists usually treat anything as true if someone in a position of ostensible authority is willing to say it, even anonymously (and if no…

— Eric Alterman

The problem of journalism is simple. Journalists are rarely in a position to establish the truth of an issue themselves, since they didn't' witness…

— Edward Jay Epstein

What the press never does say is who the leaker is and why he wants the story leaked. Yet, more often than not, this…

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

“media are independent and committed to discovering and reporting the truth, and that they do not merely reflect the world as powerful groups wish…

— Noam Chomsky

“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

There are times when I feel that the journalists go overboard to get a bit of juicy news, but I guess that's a part…

— Soha Ali Khan

“News that is sufficiently bad somehow carries its own guarantee of truth. Only good reports need confirmation.”

— Arthur C. Clarke

“It’s the great flaw of journalism. The more something happens, the less newsworthy it is.”

— Nathan Hill

Truth is stranger than nonfiction. And life is too interesting to be left to journalists. People have stories, but journalists have 'takes,' and it's…

— Walter Kirn