Journalism Quotes

738 Journalism quotes by 461 unique authors

One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show business, advertising… — Edward R. Murrow
Life may not be exactly pleasant, but it is at least not dull. Heave yourself into Hell today, and you may miss, tomorrow or next… — H. L. Mencken
The only authors whom I acknowledge as American are the journalists. They, indeed, are not great writers, but they speak the language of their countrymen,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The first rough draft of history. — Ben Bradlee
Lookit, I've done it their way this far and now it's my turn. I'm my own handler. Any questions? Ask me ... There's not going… — Dan Quayle
Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicine as we used to know it. — George W. Bush
I once saw a photograph of a large herd of wild elephants in Central Africa Seeing an airplane for the first time, and all in… — Bertrand Russell
Here in the news media, our focus is on speed. When we get hold of some new and possibly inaccurate information, our highest priority is… — Dave Barry
This ball was so crowded that it took me - a trained professional journalist with vast experience in this area - forty five minutes to… — Dave Barry
A critical function that we journalists perform at political conventions is to try to get into parties that we have not been invited to. There… — Dave Barry
...Terry Jackson, who is the Miami Herald's automotive writer and TV critic. That's correct: This man gets paid to drive new cars AND watch television.… — Dave Barry
As the saying goes: "If you're not part of the solution, you're a newspaper columnist." — Dave Barry
As a professional journalist, I have always been fascinated by people who appear to have even more spare time than I do. — Dave Barry
For the benefit of those of you who have real jobs and are not involved in the news business, I should first explain that .… — Dave Barry
One of the issues that we professional newspaper columnists are required by union regulations to voice grave concern about is the federal budget deficit, which… — Dave Barry
For the journalist, anything probable is gospel truth. — Honore de Balzac
I'm an old newspaper-man myself, but I quit because I found there was no money in old newspapers. — Jack Benny
"Not sure," he retorted; "you call yourself a journalist, and admit there is a subject under Heaven of which you are not sure!" — Jerome K. Jerome
There was also a hunger strike in front of the National Press Club, which seemed an odd place to have a hunger strike (a cocktail… — P.J. O'Rourke
Being a journalist, Hacker had no particular talent for reporting facts. — Jonathan Lynn
One of the reporters must have flunked journalism school because he asked a question that went straight to the point. — P.J. O'Rourke
Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like… — P.J. O'Rourke
The day was warm and clear. Kids were playing soccer in the parking lots and women were sunning their babies and having their tea all… — P.J. O'Rourke
Journalists aren't supposed to praise things. It's a violation of work rules almost as serious as buying drinks with our own money or absolving the… — P.J. O'Rourke
If a journalist shows a facility for praise he's liable to be offered a job in public relations or advertising and the next thing you… — P.J. O'Rourke

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