This is Howard Cosell telling it like it is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This describes Cosell’s style of reporting facts directly without sugarcoating.
- In plain terms
- Cosell reported things honestly and directly.
- What can you take from it?
- Direct honesty defines his reporting style.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is honesty always best?
- How direct should news be?
Another view
Directness can sometimes seem harsh or unnecessary to some audiences.
More from Howard Cosell
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Sonny Liston's not coming out! Sonny Liston's not coming out! He's out! The winner and new heavyweight champion of the world is C…
Permalink to quote #2 Down Goes Ellis! Down Goes Ellis! He is beaten!
Permalink to quote #3 Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier!
Permalink to quote #4
Related quotes
I sought in political reporting what Galsworthy in another context had called 'the significant trifle'- the bit of dialogue, the overlooked fact, the buried ob…
I. F. StoneI. F. Stone quote #3 A foreign correspondent is someone who lives in foreign parts and corresponds, usually in the form of essays containing no new facts. Otherwise he's someone wh…
Tom StoppardTom Stoppard quote #23 Instead of this, I tell what I hope will pass as truth. A blunt thing, not lovely. The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner, though I am good at what …
Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood quote #31