“Instead we were filling the newspaper with bland, harmless stories, and if there was anything sensitive we would run agency copy and sort of try and downplay it.”
Jasper Becker
“Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“We understand the sensitivity of this issue, particularly among our Muslim viewers. We feel we can report this story now without needing to continually show the offending image.”
Cathy Levine
“Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.”
Nora Ephron
“[On sensitive stories, Whitaker said, journalists often have to rely on whether officials] deny them or how vehemently they deny them. ... troubling if that's the standard they used.”
Scott McClellan
“You need the proper sensitivity to the local market on content. That requires relevant stories and characters.”
Jon Niermann
“It seems from what we know of the story that the Prince of Wales has acted with deep sensitivity and very quickly, which is exactly what is needed.”
Peter Martin
