If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism. Ben Bradlee findgoodgotcha Change image and share on social
There have been as many investigative reporters on this newspaper working on Clinton's many problems as I can remember there were working on Watergate. Ben Bradlee clintoninvestigativenewspaper Change image and share on social
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast. Ben Bradlee administrationbroadcastcbs Change image and share on social
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous. Ben Bradlee anonymouseditoridentification Change image and share on social
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on. Ben Bradlee devotionhorrorpassionate Change image and share on social
We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right. Ben Bradlee makemistakereal Change image and share on social
The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right. Ben Bradlee bernsteincarrycoal Change image and share on social
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists. Ben Bradlee bigconcerndifference Change image and share on social
I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit. Ben Bradlee creditcronkitegive Change image and share on social