Doing Quote by Alissa Quart

As a reporter, you know the tropes of how stories on poverty work in any country. A reporter will go to an NGO and…

— Katherine Boo

Comic Relief funds projects that help lift people out of poverty.

— John Bishop

I see myself working in the tradition of sociology and journalism that tries to bear witness to poverty.

— Matthew Desmond

“When politicians fail to address the issues that matter, when news companies cut back on investigative reporting, when media barrage the public with fearsome…

— Kathy Bonk

If money can't be made reporting and writing articles, then professionals simply can't do it anymore. Unless we adopt the position that the amateur…

— Douglas Rushkoff

Basically, financial reporting is this sinking hole at the centre of journalism. You start by swimming around it until finally, reluctantly, you can't fight…

— Tom Rachman

There's a lot of journalism about poverty, but sometimes it just helps to see that there's a real person who becomes a real mom,…

— Debra Granik

American journalism is a class institution, serving the rich and spurning the poor.

— Upton Sinclair

We need to support the media by subscribing to newspapers and magazines and supporting their advertisers to stay in business. And we need to…

— Daniel Levitin

Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing…

— Jill Abramson

We print journalists are victims of economic forces beyond our control. We were as surprised as everyone else was by the sudden collapse of…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of…

— Pierre Omidyar