622 Quotes About Journalism

Until he (Time's founder Henry Luce) arrived, news was crime and politics.

Sí, el mundo enseña humildad. Pues regresé de aquel viaje con el sentimiento de vergüenza por mi falta de conocimientos, por la insuficiencia de mis lecturas, por mi ignorancia. Aprendí que una cultura distinta no nos desvelaría sus secretos tan sólo porque así se lo ordenásemos y que antes de encontrarnos con ella era necesario pasar por una larga y sólida preparación".

In addition to curiosity and a passion for innovation, the most successful journalists are also knowledgeable, creative, flexible, and open-minded.

The lad was an inquisitive little shaver. I could see him making a good journalist one day.

Publishers and advertisers can't differentiate between the types of impressions an ad does on a site. A perusing reader is no better than an accidental reader. An article that provides worthwhile advice is no more valuable than one instantly forgotten. So long as the page loads and the ads are seen, both sides are fulfilling their purpose. A click is a click.

Everything is in the way the material is composed.

I wanted to make people think, to open their minds, to give them a full picture of what was happening in Iraq so they can decide whether they supported our presence there.

When words lose their meaning and their capacity to bind those who use them, neither democracy nor the rule of law can long survive.

What I would like to know, and I haven't seen it yet, is when the indoctrination of left-wing journalists begins by mainstream media outlets? I mean, does it start at journalism school, do they have to declare their political views before they sign their employment contracts?Now that everyone knows mainstream media has become political advertising, perhaps it is time for journalists to be subject to a book of ENFORCEABLE rules of ethics, just like ALL other professionals.