Bob Woodward Porter Quotations

The terms of engagement change when a reporter and reporters are being subpoenaed, agreeing to testify, being forced to testify, being jailed. That's the new element in this. And what it did, it caused me to become even more secretive about sources, and to protect them. I couldn't do my job if I couldn't protect them. And to really make sure that I don't become part of this process, but not to be less aggressive in reporting the news.

That's for other people to judge. I think the biggest mistake you can make in this sort of situation as a reporter is to worry about yourself.

The grand jury was going and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,

The grand jury was going, and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,