- Democracy
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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.
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- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
You could say that any book that takes a position is not fair, unless you keep saying, 'On the one hand, on the other...' and take a great deal of trouble to present both sides. That kind of journalism tends not to be very interesting.
- Identity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sports journalism is in the midst of an identity crisis so profound that we no longer know whether we're made up of one word or two.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The remarkable thing about 9/11 was that journalism pretty much put down its badges. People didn't worry about reacting as human beings. People who weren't reporters reported. David Letterman was sort of a brilliant reporter for a second - but it was a way nobody had ever covered a story. They just presented what was inside themselves.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a journalism junkie.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I seem to be one of the few people in journalism who never worked or wrote for the 'Boston Phoenix.' I certainly read and admired it, and feel the same general malaise at news that it is gone.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think 'Slate''s editorial staff understands the intersection of journalism and technology better than any other.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
If journalism is the first draft of history, then talk radio provides an early glimpse into how the meaning of political events will be spun for ideological and partisan purposes.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's always really important in broadcast to be able to get different views across and not just go down one route, because that's essentially journalism.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Chicago, with its big newspapers and major broadcasting stations, couldn't have been a better city to start a journalism career.
- Freshman Year
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- Nov 07, 2020
My freshman year at Harrison High School, I saw a journalism class where students were putting out a weekly newspaper. It touched a responsive chord in me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020