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title: "3 Journalism Taught Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [Journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one. You are trained to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-hempel/journalism-taught-me-how-to-write-a-sentence-that-would-make-someone/)

[Amy Hempel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-hempel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/amy-hempel-6636_articles_journalism-taught-me-how-to-write-a-sent_140478.png)

> [I think the most important thing journalism taught me is to mine for details. The details are key. You can't try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-abbott/i-think-the-most-important-thing-journalism-taught-me-is-to-mine-for/)

[Karen Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/karen-abbott-13658_details_i-think-the-most-important-thing-journal_1013115.png)

> [Obviously, in journalism, you're confined to what happens. And the tendency to embellish, to mythologize, it's in us. It makes things more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-hempel/obviously-in-journalism-you-re-confined-to-what-happens-and-the/)

[Amy Hempel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-hempel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/amy-hempel-6636_confined_obviously-in-journalism-you-re-confined_3127366.png)

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