- Nov 07, 2020
Journalism Quotes
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- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 'Guardian''s unique ownership structure safeguards our editorial independence from commercial or political interference and means we can reinvest any money we receive into this journalism that matters so much.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
As editor-in-chief of the 'Guardian' and the 'Observer', my job is to ensure that our independent journalism continues to be enjoyed by as many readers as possible and that our print newspapers make a positive financial contribution to securing a sustainable future.
- Enrolled
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in the journalism program in college and had some internships in print journalism during the summers. The plan was to go to Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to learn broadcasting after I graduated. I was enrolled and everything, but ultimately decided that I could never afford to pay back the loan I'd have to take out.
- Capitol Hill
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- Nov 07, 2020
Covering Capitol Hill was my first assignment in political journalism, and I still think it is the best beat in Washington.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the most important thing journalism taught me is to mine for details. The details are key. You can't try to be funny or strange or poignant; you have to let the details be funny or strange or poignant for you.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are worried about what's going to happen to journalism - and they should be. Every day, the blogosphere is getting better and print media is getting worse; you have to be an idiot not to see that.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's the nature of journalism to need to be close to your subjects. And either you're able to be tough on them, which a lot of us are, or you get in bed with them, and some people do.
- School
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in journalism school, you were taught to be completely objective. But we don't see that anymore.
- Real
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States.
- Tell
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, to be honest I think I tell less truth when I write journalism than when I write fiction.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I've been incredibly lucky to have a long career in journalism that has given me a front-row seat to some of the most important moments in modern American political life.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020