Book Quote by Theodore Tilton

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit.

— Morgan Neville

What journalism is really about-it's to monitor power and the centres of power.

— Amira Hass

And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially…

— Robert Fisk

“By focusing exclusively on the events of the day, journalism all but severs the connection between time and eternity. It makes the world appear…

— Craig M. Gay

Journalism has a check-and-balance effect to those in power, and those in power submitted themselves to it.

— Maria Ressa

Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.

— Horace Greeley

The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered…

— Tom Stoppard

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

Journalism is an act of faith in the future

— Ann Curry

Journalism has become a form of idealism. It is no longer, first and foremost, function, craft, service - it is mission.

— Michael Wolff

And journalism itself has changed. News organizations and some journalists have transformed from their traditional role as watchdogs of power into institutions of power…

— Joan Konner

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.

— Ted Koppel