Answers Quote by Randy Shilts

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

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

— Ray Stevenson

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

Journalism is in fact history on the run.

— Anonymous

It's very difficult to measure the impact on policy of any investigative journalism. You hope it matters to let a little more truth loose…

— Bill Moyers

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

Journalism is not easy. It's the first rough draft. I don't think you need to wait around until you have the definitive thing. You…

— Harold Evans

History, like journalism, is ever a journey outwards, and you must report back what you find and no more.

— Richard Flanagan

I suppose, in the end, we journalists try - or should try - to be the first impartial witnesses of history. If we have…

— Robert Fisk

I certainly don't mean to suggest that all investigative journalism prior to 9/11 in the US was praiseworthy. But there were more examples to…

— Judith Butler

“By focusing exclusively on the events of the day, journalism all but severs the connection between time and eternity. It makes the world appear…

— Craig M. Gay

In journalism I can only tell what happened. In fiction, I can show it.

— David Frum