Always Quote by Jack Germond

“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

The secret of a successful newspaper is to take one story each day and bang the hell out of it. Give the public what…

— Herbert Bayard Swope

In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its…

— Glenn Greenwald

A newspaper that is true to its purpose concerns itself not only with the way things are but with the way they ought to…

— Joseph Pulitzer

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

— Michael Pollan

From the beginning on, newspapers have prospered for one reason: giving readers the news that they want.

— Rupert Murdoch

The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.

— Walter Cronkite

Journalism should be more like science. As far as possible, facts should be verifiable. If journalists want long-term credibility for their profession, they have…

— Julian Assange

I think journalist is a great profession. It's complicated now. People talk about the demise of investigative reporting.Newspapers play an amazing role in our…

— Seymour Hersh

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what…

— Glenn Greenwald

Newspapers should be read for the study of facts. They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people mad enough to do something about it.

— Mark Twain