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Kate Adie Quotes

Kate Adie quotes

British Journalist September 19, 1945

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When you are covering a life-or-death struggle, as British reporters were in 1940, it is legitimate and right to go along with military censorship, and in fact in situations like that there wouldn't be any press without the censorship. Kate Adie
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance. Kate Adie
On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always gone ahead, believing in the right to information. Kate Adie
Kate Adie quote: "I will never retire."
I will never retire. Kate Adie
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger. Kate Adie
Kate Adie quote: "No two wars are identical."
No two wars are identical. Kate Adie
Kate Adie quote: "I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip."
I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip. Kate Adie
Kate Adie quote: "Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket..."
Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse. Kate Adie
If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I am not in it just to get an adrenalin rush. No way! Kate Adie
Kate Adie quote: "I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the..."
I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter. Kate Adie
In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles. Kate Adie

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