reporter
n. A writer who guesses at the truth and dispels the truth with a tempest of words.
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n. A scribe for newspapers and television who gathers facts before reporting his opinion.
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Cynical Quotations
The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
— David Brinkley
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So talking about a liberal slant to [the media] is a little like talking to a fish about water. The fish says, "Water? What's water?" It's just what we swim in.
— John Stossel
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Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's St. Matthew's Passion on a ukulele.
— Bagdikian's Observation
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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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