“I know I pissed off a lot of people over the years, many of whom are in this room right now. But I think that's what good investigative reporting does. It ruffles feathers.”

Jeremy Renner - Gary Webb

“A reporter has the right to do things an ordinary person shouldn't.”
Bonita Granville - Nancy Drew

“- John Jones: Foreign correspondent, huh?
- Mr. Powers: No, reporter. I don't want correspondence, I want news.”

Joel McCrea - John Jones
Harry Davenport - Mr. Powers

“- Lou Bloom: I'm promoting you to executive Vice President of video news.
- Rick: What am I now?
- Lou Bloom: You're an assistant.”
Jake Gyllenhaal - Lou Bloom
Riz Ahmed - Rick

“- Mary Mapes: How you're doing, Dan?
- Dan Rather: I'm stepping down as anchor.
- Mary Mapes: When?
- Dan Rather: After inauguration.”
Robert Redford - Dan Rather
Cate Blanchett - Mary Mapes