Ahead Quote by Tom Brokaw

I've been trying to tame our press corps ever since I got into politics, and I've failed miserably. They get to express their opinions…

— George W. Bush

There's the world of the newspapers. They believe that what is happening is happening, which is so naïve. Because they're the first to turn…

— James Purdy

People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment.

— David Folkenflik

My close proximity to many of the newsmakers can give me a different perspective about people in politics and what they might say than…

— Greta Van Susteren

“That is not quite true. At least not all the time. News outlets can and likely do sway public opinion all the time and…

— Pete Thorsen

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

In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to…

— Bob Schieffer

The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the publics general lack of information vital for responsible citizenship in a…

— Teresa Stover

God, newspapers have been making up stories forever. This kind of trifling and fooling around is not a function of the New Journalism.

— Tom Wolfe

You pretty much have to be prepared to talk about whatever the news is. Running for Congress was good practice for that.

— Krystal Ball

The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.

— Michael Pollan

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind…

— Dan Rather