Arianna Huffington Quotes

Let me go back to a fundamental thing we all used to agree on: information is power. That's why we became journalists in the first place.

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

With the press there is no 'off the record.'

Reporters love this country too and they care about national security.

I think journalism is important.

As an investigative reporter, I'm trying to uncover things and expose them to create a dialogue.

The sole aim of journalism should be service.

WikiLeaks serves as a back-up for those who want to tell the truth about the inner workings of government when the mainstream media is not willing or taking too long to publish.

I got in journalism for any number of reasons, not least because it's so much fun. Journalism should be in the business of putting pressure on power, finding out the truth, of shining a light on injustice, of, when appropriate, being amusing and entertaining - it's a complicated and varied beast, journalism.

Essentially, there is no media, folks. There just isn't any media in the sense that there are reporters out there uncovering things you and I don't know and telling us what they are.

Journalists are interesting. They just aren't as interesting as the things they cover.

If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism.

And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck. I'm kind of a - someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don't think journalists are as important as the people they cover.

The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.

We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog.

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.

I think the good old British democracy should keep scrutinising and pressing to get the truth out.

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.

I'm in the business, as a journalist, of asking tough questions.

Let's face it: WikiLeaks exists because the mainstream media haven't done their job.

Whistle-blowing and publishing should not be seen as a crime, and certainly not as terrorism.

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.

The media are much better at keeping politicians honest and accountable. They are not willing to look the other way as they sometimes have in the past.

Investigative reporting is not a way to make friends.

A journalists's job is not to be balanced. It is to be accurate.