Journalist Quotes · Page 13

Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of.

— Roger Mudd

It's hard to market a movie when you're at the mercy of critics and journalists.

— Harvey Weinstein

Portland calls itself a 'sanctuary city,' but it's nothing of the sort for a law-abiding journalist.

— Andy Ngo

“The thrill of working in this building, with its iconic globe on top, would never fade.”

— Gwenda Bond

It's not easy, but I truly that think being a good listener is an important part of being a good journalist.

— Emily Chang

Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

— Ken Auletta

I don't believe any Western journalists, quite frankly. I believe they're liars until proven otherwise.

— Anonymous

I wanted to be a fashion journalist and went to the London College of Fashion to do a journalism and promotion course.

— Kirsty Gallacher

I think some journalists and bloggers want their articles to be clever, and the way into that is by writing nasty things.…

— Tom Ford

I assume that - because you can get degrees in journalism from very reputable universities - I assume that people can be…

— William Gibson

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even…

— Ben Bradlee

And I think because of the passion of every English player and every English supporter, and every English journalist for the game,…

— Jose Mourinho

Within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very…

— Sarah Palin

I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security…

— J. Anthony Lukas

When I was a journalist, I didn't care how many people talked to Ice Cube before I talked Ice Cube. I just…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I think because I came from a very strong news background and people were aware of me from that side of things,…

— Jill Douglas

I bought a tape recorder and some stuff and went to Europe for three months when I was 18. The puppeteering was…

— Frank Oz

I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my…

— Gwen Ifill

You find actually over the years that you get attributed with a lot of things you didn't do and you don't get…

— Peter Costello

My job is to cover the hell out of the story, very aggressively. The real place to be courageous if you're a…

— Dean Baquet

Who should regulate the media? Who should control the press? The commentariat agonises, as if the choice was between state control through…

— Neal Ascherson

If you look at the Associated Press wires, there's a constant flow of information coming in. At that time I happened to…

— Noam Chomsky

It will be my earnest aim that The New York Times give the news, all the news, in concise and attractive form,…

— Adolph Ochs

It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone, and can be made as…

— Oscar Wilde

All of these red carpet events may seem natural for you journalists, but it doesn't feel natural for actors.

— Toby Jones

The journalist should be on his guard against publishing what is false in taste or exceptionable in morals.

— William C. Bryant

I don't think Donald Trump is afraid of journalists. If he was, he wouldn't be on the TV every hour on the…

— Joe Arpaio

“being skeptical is a good thing for a journalist, because it means you don't completely trust anyone.”

— Lemony Snicket

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.

— W. H. Auden

Journalists have no choice but to fight back because if they don't, they will become irrelevant,

— James Risen

[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.

— Maureen Dowd

I believe that I've been asked all possible questions. I, myself, if I were a journalist, would not know what to ask…

— Jose Saramago

“As a journalist and observer of mankind, I have more questions than answers. Sort of like an inquisitive child, still eager to…

— BubbaHarold

What you've got here is really a case of journalists making fun of people who believe in God and the devil.

— William Bennett

CNN was one of the first news organizations in the world to train and equip its journalists before deploying them to dangerous…

— Anonymous

The only people you and I are likely to know in common are people in the news - politicians, journalists and celebrities.

— Helen Fisher

It is no good saying we [journalists] must report only what is true because what is true cannot always be proven.

— John Humphrys

Were all bloggers and punks and rebels with cameras. There is absolutely no respect for career journalists anymore.

— Richard Engel

In the end I'm still a writer. I'm still a journalist, and my first responsibility is to my readers. That's where I…

— Michael Pollan

I don't care if people consider me a journalist or a podcaster, or just a girl that talks online every week.

— Alex Cooper