622 Quotes About Journalism

A journalist who says, 'Well, I pissed off both sides--I must be doing something right,' is probably fooling himself and, worse, he may be fooling the reader. Balance should not be a smokescreen for laziness.

The journalist must strive to find out what is going on and tell it, not neuter the truth in the name of equal time.

We are beckoned to see the world through a one-way mirror, as if we are threatened and innocent and the rest of humanity is threatening, or wretched, or expendable. Our memory is struggling to rescue the truth that human rights were not handed down as privileges from a parliament, or a boardroom, or an institution, but that peace is only possible with justice and with information that gives us the power to act justly.

Achieving the right balance is all part of programming a news magazine.

If it's not written, it never happened. If it is written, it doesn't matter what happened.

Freedom of speech gives us the right to offend others, whereas freedom of thought gives them the choice as to whether or not to be offended.

Freedom of expression is a basic expression of freedom.

In the great Age of Tech, journalism was clickbait, and Big Tech controlled the clicks.

Children are no longer being parented, but are raised. Thats why they don't have morals, ethics,humanity and manners, because their parents neglected them. We now live in a society that doesnt care about right or wrong.