Dan Rather

A free and truly independent press – fiercely independent when necessary – is the red beating heart…

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country…

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged…

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow…

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today’s environment. And…

As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere…

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls…

This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It’s, on its best day…

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read…

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer…

Performing doesn’t turn me on. It’s an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas – including this…

Don’t taunt the alligator until after you’ve crossed the creek…

If I didn’t have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a…

Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in…

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will…