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John Pomfret quotes

American Journalist

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And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. John Pomfret
I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took revenge on the Hutus, there is a sense of being swept up and a sense that the society in which they live has gone mad. John Pomfret
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
John Pomfret quote: "Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing,..."
Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively. John Pomfret
John Pomfret quote: "When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat..."
When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back. John Pomfret
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
John Pomfret quote: "And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to..."
And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to China in 1980, which was quite early. John Pomfret
John Pomfret quote: "Whereas with foreign coverage there's a much broader..."
Whereas with foreign coverage there's a much broader disconnect between you and your audience. John Pomfret
John Pomfret quote: "Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered."
Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered. John Pomfret
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
John Pomfret quote: "I've been shot at on numerous occasions."
I've been shot at on numerous occasions. John Pomfret
John Pomfret quote: "In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because..."
In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything. John Pomfret

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