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> [The only thing which can keep journalism alive - journalism, which is born of the moment, serves the moment, and, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-augusta-ward/the-only-thing-which-can-keep-journalism-alive-journalism-which-is/)

[Mary Augusta Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-augusta-ward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/mary-augusta-ward-14616_alive_the-only-thing-which-can-keep-journalism_828699.jpg)

> [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)

> [My favorite thing is still journalism. I'm almost 50. This has been my life ever since I was in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-talbot/my-favorite-thing-is-still-journalism-i-m-almost-50-this-has-been-my/)

[David Talbot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-talbot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/david-talbot-11147_college_my-favorite-thing-is-still-journalism-i_1271058.jpg)

> [The fun thing about journalism is if you go do a story about something, you can now ask three intelligent questions about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-stein/the-fun-thing-about-journalism-is-if-you-go-do-a-story-about/)

[Joel Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/joel-stein-12345_asks_the-fun-thing-about-journalism-is-if-you_2204923.jpg)

> [Speaking to the subject is the most overrated thing in journalism,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-remnick/speaking-to-the-subject-is-the-most-overrated-thing-in-journalism/)

[David Remnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-remnick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/david-remnick-4397_inspirational_speaking-to-the-subject-is-the-most-over_2971336.jpg)

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