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
The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better. Bob Schieffer announcebadday 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
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
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
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
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
In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to get to the newsmakers themselves. Bob Schieffer beatdaylayer Change image and share on social
