Been Quote by James Gordon Bennett Download Open image “Many a good newspaper story has been ruined by over verification.” — James Gordon Bennett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Been Good Good news Many Newspaper Over Ruined Story Verification
God, newspapers have been making up stories forever. This kind of trifling and fooling around is not a function of the New Journalism. — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
When "news stories" are broken, do we not expect a certain amount of fact-checking or source-checking? One has to ask if this falls under the guise of sloppy reporting or deception as a source of spin. We seem to accept a certain amount of deception and we seem to be helpless to doing anything about it, as illustrated so clearly… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share
Reporters no longer ask for verification, thus they print charges no matter how outlandish they may seem, and once having done that, when the… — Dixie Lee Ray Copy Share Image
I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to… — Craig Newmark Copy Share Image
What I say is that there are not half a dozen papers in the United States which tamper with the news, which publish what… — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story. — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
In the end, the discipline of verification is what separates journalism from entertainment, propaganda, fiction, or art. — Bill Kovach Copy Share Image
Online journalism has rendered us all news wire hacks - get it posted fast, forget about context or nuance or interpretation, and errors will… — Rosie DiManno Copy Share Image
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I have never made one. — James Gordon Bennett Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
