5 Quotes & Sayings By Ben Bradlee

Ben Bradlee was born in Boston in 1928. After graduating from college, he worked in newspapers for three years (including twenty-five in New York City) before joining the Washington Post in 1951. He served as executive editor of the Post for thirty-three years, overseeing coverage of the Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations. During this time he won numerous awards for his reporting (including three Pulitzer Prizes) and became known for his institutional knowledge of the two major political parties and the larger U.S Read more

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A moment from another world! Imagine a reporter dictating an exclusive story, a lead story, sourced from the President of the United States, from a telephone just off the White House dance floor to the strains of Lester Lanin's dance band. Ben Bradlee
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Cherchez la femme" is good advice for investigative reporters. "Follow the money" is even better advice. Ben Bradlee
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But journalists thrive on not knowing exactly what the future holds. That's part of the excitement. Something interesting, something important, will happen somewhere, as sure as God made sour apples, and a good aggressive newspaper will become part of that something. Ben Bradlee
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You never monkey with the truth. Ben Bradlee