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Journalism Quotes

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks Picture Quote #1

Concussions is one of these pack journalism issues, frankly. There’s no increase in concussions. The number is relatively small. The problem is, it is a journalist issue Picture Quote #1

People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn’t really matter. I’m just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do Picture Quote #1

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre Picture Quote #1

Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room for the personal attack Picture Quote #1

Journalism is a voyeuristic vocation that attracts to its employment many people who are often naturally shy and insatiably curious, and each day they are assigned to view the world with a critical eye and a detached sense of intimacy Picture Quote #1

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Journalism, some huge percentage of it, should be devoted to putting pressure on power, on nonsense, on chicanery of all kinds and if that’s going to invite a lawsuit, well, bring it on Picture Quote #1

All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style Picture Quote #1

The day you write to please everyone you no longer are in journalism. You are in show business Picture Quote #1

It should be apparent that the belief in objectivity in journalism, as in other professions, is not just a claim about what kind of knowledge is reliable. It is also a moral philosophy, a declaration of what kind of thinking one should engage in, in making moral decisions. It is, moreover, a political commitment, for it provides a guide to what groups one should acknowledge as relevant audiences for judging one’s own thoughts and acts Picture Quote #1

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time Picture Quote #1

We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism Picture Quote #1

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In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it’s reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure Picture Quote #1

The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don’t know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game Picture Quote #1

You’re required to be outspoken in journalism, and in television you’re exposed anyway, because everyone watches it Picture Quote #1

I started writing by doing small related things but not the thing itself, circling it and getting closer. I had no idea how to write fiction. So I did journalism because there were rules I could learn. You can teach someone to write a news story. They might not write a great one, but you can teach that pretty easily Picture Quote #1

I love writing journalism because it’s all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done Picture Quote #1

Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can’t pick one favorite Picture Quote #1

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Science doesn’t care, by and large, what the answers are. It’s only interested in getting the right answer. And journalism should be very much that way Picture Quote #1

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it’s fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want Picture Quote #1

When I was young, I flirted with the idea of a career in journalism on one hand and politics on the other Picture Quote #1

One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists Picture Quote #1

The reason I often say, for me, photography is analogous to poetry, for my kind of work more so than journalism, is because it’s so open to interpretation. And I’m very happy having different interpretations of it Picture Quote #1

Carelessness is not fatal to journalism, nor are cliches, for the eye rests lightly on them. But what is intended to be read once can seldom be read more than once; a journalist has to accept the fact that his work, by its very todayness, is excluded from any share in tomorrow Picture Quote #1

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In the end, the discipline of verification is what separates journalism from entertainment, propaganda, fiction, or art Picture Quote #1

For students to understand what the future of journalism is going to be, they’re going to have to invent it. It’s a big idea. We don’t know what journalism is going to look like in the next three years, let alone the next 10 years Picture Quote #1

The basic problem is with the business model of journalism. That business model is premised on the idea that talk is cheap and reporting is expensive Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know growing up what I wanted to do. I finally settled on broadcast journalism as a way to satisfy the urge to perform and also do something important, which is to give people in a democracy information to make good decisions Picture Quote #1

I’ve been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don’t think I would’ve had that kind of drive if I hadn’t come out of the journalism business Picture Quote #1

Poetry has been able to function quite directly as human interpretation of the raw, loose universe. It is a mixture, if you will, of journalism and metaphysics, or of science and religion Picture Quote #1

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Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks (Journalism Quotes) Concussions is one of these pack journalism issues, frankly. There’s no increase in concussions. The number is relatively small. The problem is, it is a journalist issue (Journalism Quotes) People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn’t really matter. I’m just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do (Journalism Quotes) For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre (Journalism Quotes) Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room for the personal attack (Journalism Quotes) Journalism is a voyeuristic vocation that attracts to its employment many people who are often naturally shy and insatiably curious, and each day they are assigned to view the world with a critical eye and a detached sense of intimacy (Journalism Quotes) Journalism, some huge percentage of it, should be devoted to putting pressure on power, on nonsense, on chicanery of all kinds and if that’s going to invite a lawsuit, well, bring it on (Journalism Quotes) All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style (Journalism Quotes) The day you write to please everyone you no longer are in journalism. You are in show business (Journalism Quotes) It should be apparent that the belief in objectivity in journalism, as in other professions, is not just a claim about what kind of knowledge is reliable. It is also a moral philosophy, a declaration of what kind of thinking one should engage in, in making moral decisions. It is, moreover, a political commitment, for it provides a guide to what groups one should acknowledge as relevant audiences for judging one’s own thoughts and acts (Journalism Quotes) Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time (Journalism Quotes) We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism (Journalism Quotes) In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it’s reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure (Journalism Quotes) The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don’t know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game (Journalism Quotes) You’re required to be outspoken in journalism, and in television you’re exposed anyway, because everyone watches it (Journalism Quotes) I started writing by doing small related things but not the thing itself, circling it and getting closer. I had no idea how to write fiction. So I did journalism because there were rules I could learn. You can teach someone to write a news story. They might not write a great one, but you can teach that pretty easily (Journalism Quotes) I love writing journalism because it’s all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done (Journalism Quotes) Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can’t pick one favorite (Journalism Quotes) Science doesn’t care, by and large, what the answers are. It’s only interested in getting the right answer. And journalism should be very much that way (Journalism Quotes) I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it’s fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want (Journalism Quotes) When I was young, I flirted with the idea of a career in journalism on one hand and politics on the other (Journalism Quotes) One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists (Journalism Quotes) The reason I often say, for me, photography is analogous to poetry, for my kind of work more so than journalism, is because it’s so open to interpretation. And I’m very happy having different interpretations of it (Journalism Quotes) Carelessness is not fatal to journalism, nor are cliches, for the eye rests lightly on them. But what is intended to be read once can seldom be read more than once; a journalist has to accept the fact that his work, by its very todayness, is excluded from any share in tomorrow (Journalism Quotes) In the end, the discipline of verification is what separates journalism from entertainment, propaganda, fiction, or art (Journalism Quotes) For students to understand what the future of journalism is going to be, they’re going to have to invent it. It’s a big idea. We don’t know what journalism is going to look like in the next three years, let alone the next 10 years (Journalism Quotes) The basic problem is with the business model of journalism. That business model is premised on the idea that talk is cheap and reporting is expensive (Journalism Quotes) I didn’t know growing up what I wanted to do. I finally settled on broadcast journalism as a way to satisfy the urge to perform and also do something important, which is to give people in a democracy information to make good decisions (Journalism Quotes) I’ve been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don’t think I would’ve had that kind of drive if I hadn’t come out of the journalism business (Journalism Quotes) Poetry has been able to function quite directly as human interpretation of the raw, loose universe. It is a mixture, if you will, of journalism and metaphysics, or of science and religion (Journalism Quotes)

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