Quote by Eric S. Raymond

“The making of a journalist: no ideas and the ability to express them.”

— Karl Kraus

For many imaginative writers, working for the press is a fact of their life. But it's best not to like it too much.

— Hilary Mantel

“Our stable and eternal verities are being challenged. There's a kind of postmodern breakdown in journalism. The breadth of information sources and the speed…

— Judy Polumbaum

“Struggling for survival and relevance, we as a profession of political journalists and commentators have collectively debased our craft to the lowest common denominator—writing…

— Kerry-Anne Walsh

I think the mission for the writer is to tell stories in a compelling way about the stuff that cannot be talked about, that…

— Jonathan Franzen

“Traditional journalism, where reporters deliver information in a balanced and unbiased fashion, is rapidly fading into obscurity. This is especially evident on television where…

— Lance Morcan

When you speak of the press, of course, you have to speak of different segments of the press. Reporters, straight reporters, wire services, you…

— Helen Thomas

I don't talk to reporters, because they're gonna write what they want to write, so let 'em write what they want to write.

— Moses Malone

Reporters have a different point of view and a different job. Consequently, to the extent that you can help them turn in an interesting…

— Roger Ailes

“The press is a gang of cruel faggots. Journalism is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and…

— Hunter S. Thompson

The last thing reporters and editors want to be told is what to do and how to write. They don't want to be some…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

For too long, reporters for the big media outlets have been fixated on novelty, always moving too quickly onto the next big score or…

— Arianna Huffington