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738 Journalism quotes by 461 unique authors

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. — Joe Klein
There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to shame the devil. — Walter Lippmann
Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody. — Lawrence Wright
For me, fishing and journalism touched the same places in my head. In comparison with that of poets, the fly fishers' and the journalists' experiences… — Howell Raines
Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room for… — Ellen Goodman
Generally speaking, the best people nowadays go into journalism, the second best into business, the rubbish into politics and the shits into law — Auberon Waugh
If journalism is the first draft of history, then the Internet simply has provided a new means for delivering that draft far and wide very… — Tom Daschle
Somewhere in the dim recesses of the journalistic soul lies the horrible suspicion: This is really a pretty shallow and maybe unseemly way for a… — Andrew Ferguson
I always think there are people looking not so much for information as for reassurance and reaffirmation of their views. — Tom Brokaw
If you sent me to cover a pie-baking contest on Mother's Day, I'm going to ask dear old Mom why she used artificial sweetener or… — Sam Donaldson
Journalism is caring where the fire-engines are going. — Jim Lehrer
I've always felt privileged to cover the White House and to have that ringside seat to history — Helen Thomas
I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's the… — Dan Rather
Good journalism should challenge people, not just mindlessly amuse them. — Carl Bernstein
Government without a tough and vibrant media is not an option for the United States of America. — Barack Obama
The mismanagement of American newspapering is quite remarkable. But all of the fellows responsible are now on a golf course in Hilton Head or some… — David Simon
The press has bravely and nobly eroded the public trust... What I'm advocating is the media come work for us again. Remove themselves from the… — Jon Stewart
The function of good journalism is to take information and add value to it. — John Chancellor
Journalism is a voyeuristic vocation that attracts to its employment many people who are often naturally shy and insatiably curious, and each day they are… — Gay Talese
The biggest improvement in the flow of information in America in our lifetimes is that no single group controls the news anymore. — Peggy Noonan
It (broadcast journalism) is a brutal arena where the knives are sharp and the toughest Kevlar vest in the world will not protect you forever. — Bill O'Reilly
If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog. — Dan Rather
Real journalism is publishing something that somebody else does not want published - the rest is just public relations... — George Orwell
From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview, to find information,… — Isabel Allende
Society doesn't need newspapers. What we need is journalism...When we shift our attention from 'save newspapers' to 'save society,' the imperative changes from 'preserve the… — Clay Shirky

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