Fighting Quote by Yaroslav Trofimov

During the war, in which several of our embedded correspondents were able to report from moving vehicles crossing the Iraqi desert, the use of…

— Anonymous

Would that it were so! ... That the American military were targeting journalists.

— Ann Coulter

Journalists typically don't carry weapons, even in war zones, for fear of compromising their status as neutral observers. If you're armed, the theory goes,…

— Tucker Carlson

There has always been tension between reporters and the administration, particularly when it comes to war in the modern era. You can go to…

— Lowell Bergman

U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen…

— 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

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

Historically, war journalists have embedded themselves with one side, which means the greatest threat comes from the clearly delineated enemy of that side.

— Alan Huffman

War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the adrenalin high…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Being an American journalist can put people on the defensive. In countries where people assume the press is partisan, like in Lebanon, or where…

— Annia Ciezadlo

Journalists aren't known for their courage so much as their belief that there is safety in crowds.

— Mollie Hemingway

I think if journalists were responsible for international policy we'd have a nuclear war every week.

— Tony Benn