- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
Journalism Quotes
On deadlines, doubt, and the line between reporting and opinion.
One line here draws a sharp distinction between straight reporting and an opinion column, framing them as almost entirely different kinds of reading, while another describes the tired, edgy mood that seems to suit the job. If you want more on the craft itself, browse our More quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Newspaper
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thinner a newspaper or magazine is - due to reduced revenue from advertising dollars - the less editorial content because of the standard ad-to-editorial ratio, and the less money there is to support investigative journalism.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journalism in the country, the nonprofit organization is renowned for its unbiased stance - to the point that it's been accused of being both conservative and liberal.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
Journalism: A profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed form is going to have more effort put into it, going to be more reflective and relevant.
- Blessing
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- Nov 07, 2020
In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the 'Post' and the 'New York Times' - coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers - were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately journalism has changed... partisanship is very much a part of journalism now.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
Journalism, for me, has always been a calling. There are things that must be exposed to the light, truths that must be uncovered, stories worth risking your life for.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you do a piece of journalism, you may have to cut away 95 percent of what you are experiencing.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
The challenge in fiction is to write a terrific story. The challenge in journalism is to communicate solid, objective information. The challenge in creative non-fiction is to do it both and to do it well.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a degree in journalism, which is something that I make very clear very frequently just so people are aware of it. I went to school to write... Editorial integrity is very important to me.
- Profession
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- Nov 07, 2020
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
As well as writing novels and doing short-order journalism, I am also the full-time carer of my husband, who has Alzheimer's. Each day feels like a race that must be run.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020