Bob Edwards Quotes

Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.

I think good companies can navigate being public and doing the right things for their customers.

If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.

Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making business serve long-term social values.

I think when money starts to corrupt journalism, it undermines the journalism, and it undermines the credibility of the product, and you end up not succeeding.

What we do for a living does not matter so much as how we do it. It is the spirit in which we do our work that counts, and that counts through all eternity.

If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility.

I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories.

I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.

Actually, that issue of 'Don't be evil' is probably the number one reason we throw out ideas.

There are certain stories that remind you of the moral purpose that originally drew you to become a reporter.

I have this sort of heuristic view that journalism, we possibly offer hope because the world is clearly run by total nincompoops more than ever... Not that journalism is always wonderful - it's not - but at least we offer some way out, some integrity.

I was drawn to journalism as a young guy because I felt like there was some purpose to it, not always but sometimes.

American business needs more conscience, not less, whether from religious motivation like Hobby Lobby or from secular intentions.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

Some journalists are schmucks, in it for themselves, willing to cut corners. But in my experience the vast majority of journalists are trying to contribute to their communities, honestly and reliably.

I never considered myself an entertainer. I always felt I had to be connected to something meaningful, or it wasn't worth doing.

The first rule of hip-hop is probably keep it real. And that can mean a lot of different things, but that's certainly important in reporting and storytelling.

The reporting has always been what drives me.

Doing the right things is more important than doing things right.

We are trained to distinguish between journalism that's short and long, that's responsible and irresponsible, that stands for the right values and stands for the wrong.

Good reporting is good reporting, regardless of the newness or oldness of the medium.

A truly empowered woman turns her values into verbs. She understands what she values most, and she takes steps to bring that value to life.

Sadly, journalism doesn't always state the obvious.

Business has a responsibility and opportunity to be the driving force for the advancement of universal human rights.