1960s Quote by Todd Gitlin

I was in a profession that received a lot of media.

— Darrell Royal

The media can be challenging, but at the same time, without the media, I would not have been able to share my personal story.…

— Bethany Hamilton

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I think my becoming a writer had much to do with spending a chunk of each year sitting by myself out in a tent…

— Robert Sapolsky

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

— Robert Harris

I always wanted to be part of the media. I knew I wanted to work as a journalist.

— Ana Kasparian

My relationship with the journalists who covered the campaign was complicated. I often hid from the critical eye of their cameras and their omnipresent…

— Alexandra Kerry

I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.

— Joe Klein

I actually had an up-and-down relationship with the media. There were so many times where I think I offended people, or I had discussions…

— Ryan Clark

I almost became a political journalist, having worked as a reporter at the time of Watergate. The proximity to those events motivated me, when…

— Michael Sandel

I didn't go into journalism thinking it would solidify my identity. I did it because I needed to make a living, and I was…

— Alex Tizon

I was drawn to journalism as a young guy because I felt like there was some purpose to it, not always but sometimes.

— Daniel Lyons