David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph. Tom Brokaw
I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today. Tom Brokaw
Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way. Tom Brokaw
Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to make sure that our piece of that remains important to those young people. Tom Brokaw
Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down. Tom Brokaw
What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous. Tom Brokaw
What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve. Tom Brokaw
