"I suppose, in the end, we journalists try……" — Robert Fisk
"I suppose, in the end, we journalists try - or should try - to be the first impartial witnesses of history. If we have any reason for our existence, the least must be our ability to report history as it happens so that no one can say: 'we didn't know - no one told us."
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Robert Fisk
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Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.
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