Famous quote by Tom Brokaw

"What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous"

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Tom Brokaw is referring to the political reaction against Dan Rather and CBS News for their reporting on the 2004 governmental election. He thinks that the level of criticism and attacks against them is inappropriate and outrageous. He is most likely referring to the fact that many people accused Rather and CBS News of bias and of making evidence to support their claims. Brokaw is likely expressing his disapproval of the way Rather and CBS News were dealt with, and is recommending that the criticism was too severe and baseless. He is most likely likewise revealing his support for Rather and CBS News, and his belief that they ought to not have undergone such intense examination and criticism.

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This quote is written / told by Tom Brokaw somewhere between February 6, 1940 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 21 other quotes.
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Rupert Murdoch, Publisher

"CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent"

Floyd Abrams, Lawyer

"Dan Rather is guilty of not being skeptical enough about a story that was politically loaded"

Bill O'Reilly, Journalist

"People need to be peppered or even outraged occasionally. Our national comedy and drama is packed with earthy familiarity and honest vulgarity. Clean vulgarity can be very shocking and that, in my view, gives greater involvement"

Kenneth Williams, Actor

"People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate"

Tobey Maguire, Actor

"The particular article ought in my opinion to be treated with absolute contempt. It is too vile to touch"

Emma Lazarus, Poet

"It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a bad reaction. So we see that controversy, and we believe that is a good thing to engage in"