Journalism Quote by Walter Cronkite

“It was exciting in its own self-absorbed way, which is very much the essence of journalism: you truly believe that you are living at…

— Nora Ephron

I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.

— Kevin Barry

Since I was a graduate student, I've done a lot of journalism on the side, for The Village Voice, The Nation etc. And my…

— Rob Nixon

My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope…

— Tom Rachman

“Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and is willing…

— Ralph Keyes

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

After two years studying what rewrite men did with the facts I phoned them, I knew that journalism was essentially a task of stringing…

— Russell Baker

“The joy of nonfiction is searching for balance between storytelling and reporting, finding a way to be both loquacious and observant.”

— Peter Hessler

I think there's always satisfaction that comes from digging in and telling a story and being on the front line and writing about it.…

— Cameron Crowe

“I was driven to go into book writing by the very nature of journalism and blogging. Both are ephemeral. Journalists and bloggers can have…

— Barista Uno

Great journalism will always attract readers. The words, pictures and graphics that are the stuff of journalism have to be brilliantly packaged; they must…

— Rupert Murdoch

“Everyone goes into journalism for different reasons—and they’re often idealistic ones.”

— Thomas L. Friedman