If you really believe in a cause, let the cause speak for itself. And if you, by your personality, are damaging that cause, if you really believe in it, you step aside. Heather Brooke Read Quote
Whether I’ll get the chance to write fiction, I don’t know. I could do political conspiracy thrillers, couldn’t I? With an investigative journalist as the heroine. Heather Brooke Read Quote
Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron’s largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere – why not on the people who use it? Heather Brooke Read Quote
If you don’t think there is any value in the work I, or any other serious journalists do, then don’t spend your money on it. At least you have the choice. Heather Brooke Read Quote
I’ve always worked on the fringe of the British press establishment, carving out this niche for myself. Heather Brooke Read Quote
When I came to Britain I was in awe of the British press, afraid of them. But they’re not as ferocious as people think. In some instances they are, but when it comes to taking on power they’re really deferential. Heather Brooke Read Quote
In Britain, it’s bred into you, the idea that you can’t really change anything, so why bother. When I went to school in America, it was the total opposite view – you, as an individual, can change anything and everything. It’s how you’re raised. Heather Brooke Read Quote
