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> [And in not learning the rules, I was free. I always say, you're either defined by the medium or you redefine the medium in terms of your needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duane-michals/and-in-not-learning-the-rules-i-was-free-i-always-say-you-re-either/)

[Duane Michals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duane-michals/)

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> [A journalist gathers information for a media outlet that disseminates the information through a broadly defined 'medium' - including newspaper, nonfiction book, wire service, magazine, news Web site, television, radio or motion picture - for public use. This broad definition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-durbin/a-journalist-gathers-information-for-a-media-outlet-that-disseminates/)

[Dick Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-durbin/)

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