आप कभी भी सच्चाई के साथ खिलवाड़ नहीं करते।
You never monkey with the truth.
You never monkey with the truth.
यदि कोई खोजी पत्रकार यह पता लगा लेता है कि किसी ने दुकान में चोरी की है, तो भले ही इसे 'रंगे हाथों पकड़ने' वाली पत्रकारिता कहा जाए, लेकिन यह एक बेहतरीन पत्रकारिता भी है।
If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism.
If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism.
इस अखबार में क्लिंटन की तमाम मुश्किलों पर काम करने वाले उतने ही खोजी पत्रकार थे, जितने मुझे याद है कि वाटरगेट घोटाले के समय काम कर रहे थे।
There have been as many investigative reporters on this newspaper working on Clinton's many problems as I can remember there were working on Watergate.
There have been as many investigative reporters on this newspaper working on Clinton's many problems as I can remember there were working on Watergate.
शैंपेन ऐसे बह रही थी जैसे उफान पर पोटॉमैक नदी बह रही हो।
The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.
The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.
मैं क्रोनकाइट को पूरा श्रेय देता हूँ।
I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit.
I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit.
शायद मैं इस सबसे कट गया हूँ, लेकिन मैं किसी ऐसे अच्छे पत्रकार को नहीं जानता जिसने क्लिंटन की गलतियों को नजरअंदाज किया हो।
I must be out of it, but I don't know any good journalists who have excused Clinton's problems.
I must be out of it, but I don't know any good journalists who have excused Clinton's problems.
मुझे कभी विश्वास नहीं हुआ कि निक्सन खुद को पूरी तरह से उबार पाएंगे। और इस बात का सबूत उनकी मृत्यु-समीक्षाओं (obits) में मिलता है।
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.
मुझे लगता है कि उनके मन में सच्चाई के प्रति एक अजीब सा, जुनूनी लगाव था और जो कुछ हो रहा था उसे देखकर वे सहम गए थे।
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
हमें यह पता लगाने में लगभग डेढ़ दिन लग गया कि असल में गलती कहाँ हुई थी।
It took us about a day and a half to find out what had gone wrong.
It took us about a day and a half to find out what had gone wrong.
बेशक, कुछ पत्रकार अनाम सूत्रों का इस्तेमाल सिर्फ इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि वे आलसी होते हैं, और मुझे लगता है कि संपादकों को ज़्यादा सटीक पहचान पर ज़ोर देना चाहिए, भले ही वे नाम गुप्त ही क्यों न रखें।
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
प्रेस की नज़रों में कैनेडी और निक्सन के बीच सबसे बड़ा फ़र्क बस यह है कि जैक कैनेडी को अखबार वाले वाकई पसंद थे और उन्हें पत्रकारों के साथ बहस करने में सचमुच मज़ा आता था।
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.
निक्सन प्रशासन ने सीबीएस (CBS) पर दूसरा प्रसारण न दिखाने के लिए सचमुच बहुत दबाव डाला था।
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.
सबसे मुश्किल काम तो वुडवर्ड और बर्नस्टीन को इस स्टोरी से हटाने का फैसला करना होता। वे हमारे लिए असली मेहनत कर रहे थे—क्योंकि उनकी खबरें बिल्कुल सही थीं।
The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right.
The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right.
उन्होंने उस प्रसारण से लगभग सात मिनट काट दिए थे, लेकिन फिर भी वह स्टोरी की रफ़्तार के लिए बेहद ज़रूरी था।
They cut about seven minutes from that broadcast, but it was still vital to the story's momentum.
They cut about seven minutes from that broadcast, but it was still vital to the story's momentum.
हमने सिर्फ एक ही असली गलती की थी। और तब भी हम सही थे।
We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right.
We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right.
हम स्लश फंड के बारे में बिल्कुल सही थे। लेकिन स्लोअन ने ग्रैंड जूरी के सामने इस बारे में कोई गवाही नहीं दी थी।
We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.
We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.
शायद आज के कुछ अखबारों में ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा 'दिल को लुभाने' वाली खबरें होती हैं, लेकिन इसके अलावा भी दुनिया में बहुत सारी अच्छी खबरें मौजूद हैं।
Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there.
Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there.