Major Garrett
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Major Garrett is a seasoned journalist known for his insightful coverage of political events and his commitment to responsible reporting. This interview reveals his focus on the challenges of maintaining journalistic integrity and the emotional toll of navigating a rapidly changing media landscape.
“And there was a part of me that wanted to get away from that. Strike out on my own and put some distance between myself and that experience. And that was a big part of the pull for University of Missouri for me, not only the J-School, but getting that distance and getting some separation.”
“Has to be on my desk at 9 a.m. every Monday morning, all three every week from now until the end of the semester I'll reconsider as long as you make progress getting better at AP style and all the other rigors of this class. We'll have a conversation about it. Get to the end of the semester. I've got a solid C.”
“And the dimensions of it seemed At simultaneously Manifestly and measurably and visibly horrible, but also incalculable. No one knew if there are how many jets? What other targets? What other places? Is this Islamic? Induced or motivated terrorism? Is it something else? Is it nation state?”
“They're hacking away precisely. But their big structural lift fell on of itself, and I try to explain why. The tax reform, the tax cuts, all those things.”
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