Dan Rather Quotes About Criticism

Quotes about: Criticism

• Comedians, such as yourself, Jon Stewart and others, are a valuable supplement, and here's why: Good journalism at its best frequently speaks truth to power. What's happened with journalists - again, I don't except myself from this criticism - in some ways we've lost our guts. We need a spine transplant. What's happened is comedians, in their own way, speak truth to power and fill that vacuum that we in journalism have too often left, particularly post 9/11.

  Dan Rather

  Comedian, Criticism, Vacuums

• For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

  Dan Rather

  Mean Girls, Hurt, Boys

• There was a time in South Africa that people would put flaming tires around peoples' necks if they dis-sented. And in some ways the fear is that you will be necklaced here, you will have a flaming tire of lack of patriotism put around your neck. Now it is that fear that keeps journalists from asking the toughest of the tough questions... And again, I am humbled to say, I do not except myself from this criticism.

  Dan Rather

  Tough Questions, People, Criticism

  "Veteran CBS News Anchor Dan Rather Speaks Out on BBC Newsnight Tonight". www.bbc.co.uk. May 16, 2002.

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