Anthony Shadid quotes

Journalism is always the art of the incomplete. You get bits and pieces. (Anthony Shadid)
I had a great childhood. I think writers are always better off when they have more twisted childhoods, but I didn't. View quote
Anthony Shadid
I started doing some interviews with elderly people in the family because I knew they would pass away and we would lose the power of their story. View quote
Anthony Shadid
I think Syria is often covered by phone. You have to talk to activists. You have to try to read the tea leaves. You have to talk to government officials. It's remote-control reporting in a way. View quote
Anthony Shadid
I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for. View quote
Anthony Shadid
On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never call myself a war correspondent. View quote
Anthony Shadid

Anthony Shadid

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Photo: Terissa Schor, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Journalist
Born: September 26, 1968
Died: February 16, 2012
Quotes count: 6

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