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John Pomfret Quotes

Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered Picture Quote #1

I had my life threatened by Bosnian Serbs on numerous occasions Picture Quote #1

I grew up in New York City in the late 70s, at a time when U. S. - china relations were something that was on the front page of the New York Times on a regular basis Picture Quote #1

Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn’t really happen the way you want it to Picture Quote #1

The one indication that I got that I was doing the right job in Bosnia was that at different periods of time all the factions came down very hard on me Picture Quote #1

Working overseas is more difficult in that it’s much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information Picture Quote #1

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One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that’s just a fact of life Picture Quote #1

When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. And I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn’t really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good Picture Quote #1

The one indication that I got that I was doing the right job in Bosnia was that at different periods of time all the factions came down very hard on me Picture Quote #1

Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively Picture Quote #1

One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that’s just a fact of life Picture Quote #1

In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything Picture Quote #1

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I went back to the States and started at a small newspaper in Riverside County, california, covering the police; I was making $280 a week covering the police Picture Quote #1

I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China Picture Quote #1

I was fourteen when Kissinger made his secret trip to China, and then there was subsequently Nixon’s trip to China, and I was very much seized with an interest in China Picture Quote #1

I think that’s the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn’t seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests Picture Quote #1

And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to China in 1980, which was quite early Picture Quote #1

A lot of times when we work overseas we tend to put the experience of someone who lives overseas, a Chinese person or a Korean person or a Bosnian person, within the prism of an American life Picture Quote #1

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The desire to become a journalist came really because I very much like living abroad, and like to travel, and wanted to be paid for it Picture Quote #1

We live and learn, but not the wiser grow Picture Quote #1

Wine whets the wit, improves its native force… Picture Quote #1

The work is a calling. It demands that type of obsession Picture Quote #1

Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn’t really happen the way you want it to Picture Quote #1

But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their lives to tell you what they saw, even though they have no dog in the fight Picture Quote #1

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We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe, and still adore the hand that gives the blow Picture Quote #1

Working overseas is more difficult in that it’s much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information Picture Quote #1

Whereas with foreign coverage there’s a much broader disconnect between you and your audience Picture Quote #1

When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back Picture Quote #1

When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. and I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn’t really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good Picture Quote #1

My main form of transportation at that time was a bicycle, because bicycles could move though the crowd Picture Quote #1

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Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered (John Pomfret Quotes) I had my life threatened by Bosnian Serbs on numerous occasions (John Pomfret Quotes) I grew up in New York City in the late 70s, at a time when U. S. - china relations were something that was on the front page of the New York Times on a regular basis (John Pomfret Quotes) Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn’t really happen the way you want it to. (John Pomfret Quotes) The one indication that I got that I was doing the right job in Bosnia was that at different periods of time all the factions came down very hard on me. (John Pomfret Quotes) Working overseas is more difficult in that it’s much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information. (John Pomfret Quotes) One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that’s just a fact of life. (John Pomfret Quotes) When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. And I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn’t really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good. (John Pomfret Quotes) The one indication that I got that I was doing the right job in Bosnia was that at different periods of time all the factions came down very hard on me (John Pomfret Quotes) Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively (John Pomfret Quotes) One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that’s just a fact of life (John Pomfret Quotes) In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything (John Pomfret Quotes) I went back to the States and started at a small newspaper in Riverside County, california, covering the police; I was making $280 a week covering the police (John Pomfret Quotes) I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China (John Pomfret Quotes) I was fourteen when Kissinger made his secret trip to China, and then there was subsequently Nixon’s trip to China, and I was very much seized with an interest in China (John Pomfret Quotes) I think that’s the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn’t seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests (John Pomfret Quotes) And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to China in 1980, which was quite early (John Pomfret Quotes) A lot of times when we work overseas we tend to put the experience of someone who lives overseas, a Chinese person or a Korean person or a Bosnian person, within the prism of an American life (John Pomfret Quotes) The desire to become a journalist came really because I very much like living abroad, and like to travel, and wanted to be paid for it (John Pomfret Quotes) We live and learn, but not the wiser grow (John Pomfret Quotes) Wine whets the wit, improves its native force… (John Pomfret Quotes) The work is a calling. It demands that type of obsession (John Pomfret Quotes) Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn’t really happen the way you want it to (John Pomfret Quotes) But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their lives to tell you what they saw, even though they have no dog in the fight (John Pomfret Quotes) We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe, and still adore the hand that gives the blow (John Pomfret Quotes) Working overseas is more difficult in that it’s much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information (John Pomfret Quotes) Whereas with foreign coverage there’s a much broader disconnect between you and your audience (John Pomfret Quotes) When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back (John Pomfret Quotes) When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. and I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn’t really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good (John Pomfret Quotes) My main form of transportation at that time was a bicycle, because bicycles could move though the crowd (John Pomfret Quotes)

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