Ben Bradlee quotes

Ben Bradlee was an American journalist and longtime executive editor of The Washington Post. His leadership was instrumental during the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the investigation of the Watergate scandal. He played a major role in shaping modern American investigative journalism. Here are 11 of his quotes:

You never monkey with the truth. (Ben Bradlee)
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on. View quote
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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. View quote
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The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast. View quote
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Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there. View quote
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The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood. View quote
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I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits. View quote
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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. View quote
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We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right. View quote
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If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism. View quote
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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)

Ben Bradlee

Ben Bradlee - Image
Photo: Miguel Ariel Contreras Drake-McLaughlin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Editor
Born: August 26, 1921
Died: October 21, 2014
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Ben Bradlee

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