Leaks are not the problem; they are the symptom. They reveal a disconnect between what people want and need to know and what they actually do know. The greater the secrecy, the more likely a leak. – Heather Brooke
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
The movement towards radical transparency and accountability has been gaining steam for several decades. – Heather Brooke
The hacker community may be small, but it possesses the skills that are driving the global economies of the future. – Heather Brooke
If any of us were faced with a huge bag of free money and very little accountability, it would be human nature that you would make the most of it. – Heather Brooke
As the news agenda goes into warp speed, it becomes ever more difficult for authors writing about current events to keep their books timely and relevant. – Heather Brooke
I pine for a return to the type of old-school journalism and the tough newspapermen and women of the Thirties. – Heather Brooke
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
The biggest abuses in society happen when people are not able to communicate and not able to connect. – Heather Brooke
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
There’s a temptation not to vote at all as a protest, but it’s definitely not a protest. In fact, all it does is keep the people in power in power, and I don’t think they should be. – Heather Brooke
Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security. – Heather Brooke
I trained as a journalist in America where paying sources is frowned upon. Now I work in the U.K. where there is a more flexible attitude. – Heather Brooke
Digitization is certainly challenging the old ways of doing things, whether that’s in publishing or politics. But it’s not the end. In many ways, it is just the beginning. – Heather Brooke
There are corporate private investigators, companies doing very forensic background checks on people. They buy data, they get their own data… They don’t want their industry publicised. – Heather Brooke
When you’re a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life’s about, and you don’t have much patience for the falsity of politics. – Heather Brooke
