[The media can be] the greatest force for peace on the earth [for] it is how we come to understand each other.

During a news conference, when he was standing with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President [Donald] Trump responded to a question from an Israeli reporter about the rise in anti-Semitic attacks - by boasting about his election victory.

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.

As journalist, I'm responsible to the American people, not to the military of the United States.

The U.S. news media have a critical role to play in educating the public about climate change.

In the meantime, it just makes it a little harder to smile. But so does the world.

War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters.