For sure, the American people have access to more information now than any other people who have ever lived on earth. And I think we do a pretty good job of sorting out what's important. Bob Schieffer accessamericanearth Change image and share on social
But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate. Bob Schieffer debatedetermineinterest share on social
Any time you get into a presidential campaign and the stakes are so high, all candidates - they want to be in complete control whenever they can. And you can't blame them for that. Bob Schieffer blamecampaigncandidate Change image and share on social
I had - all my life, everybody who knew me thought that I would probably grow up to be a reporter, a newspaper reporter because we didn't have much television in those days. Bob Schieffer daygrowknow Change image and share on social
I want to try to talk like normal people talk, not just stand there and bark at the camera. Bob Schieffer barkcameranormal Change image and share on social
If you get asked a really tough question and you give a really good answer, you come off looking really good. Bob Schieffer answeraskgive Change image and share on social
And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck. I'm kind of a - someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don't think journalists are as important as the people they cover. Bob Schieffer covereventguess share on social
We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They've heard it on the radio. They've seen it on the Internet. They've seen it on one of the cable companies. So that makes our job a bit different. Bob Schieffer assumebasicallybite share on social
Well, you know, in any political campaign, you're gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it'll hurt the guy on the other side. Bob Schieffer campaigngonnaguy Change image and share on social