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If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring.
David Halberstam
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"If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring."
— David Halberstam

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If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring. — David Halberstam

About David Halberstam

David Halberstam was a Journalist from United States (1934–2007).

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Who said "If you're a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The har…"?
This quote is attributed to David Halberstam, a Journalist from United States.
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David Halberstam lived from 1934 – 2007.