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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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- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in the business of marketing, and I have two Bachelor's Degrees in Political Journalism, and I wrote for the school newspaper at the time.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to Princeton to major in comparative literature. I never went to film school, but I studied storytelling across mediums - poems, literature, film, and journalism.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government.
- Camera
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Step
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- Nov 07, 2020
In journalism, a fact is just a fact. But in fiction, you have to build your case. It has to be made, step by step.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
We never see any journalism or documentaries on the oceans and what we're doing on this Earth and how it affects the oceans and how important they are. I'm intrigued by it. It's almost an untold story.
- Newspaper
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
- America
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Andy Stasiuk was a newsman of the old school of front-page journalism - tough, knowledgeable, cynical, single-minded and fun. He covered the news as a happy warrior in an era of cutthroat editorial competition.
- Hype
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.
- East Coast
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've found there to be a tremendous amount of East Coast snobbery in the journalism world.
- Many
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- Nov 07, 2020
It tends to be overlooked that many people are indirectly affected by thoughtless and cruel journalism.
- Chauffeur
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it took. But from the moment I took my first writing workshop, I was a writer.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020