622 Quotes About Journalism

It's easy to explain why you like something. But love? That's tricky. That's a story, not a sentence.

Authentic journalism is telling people something that the government doesn't want them to know.

In newspaper-land a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggeration drives an unimaginative rival to hysterical denunciations.

I discovered there's not a restaurant in the continental United States that sets tables for one. And nothing's more soul-crushing than watching a waiter absentmindedly remove the opposite place settings - the fork, the knife, the spoon, the plate, the place mat, the napkin.

Stel alleen vragen die je kunt beantwoorden en probeer je publiek objectief te informeren, te amuseren, te verbazen, te bedroeven. Want veel journalistiek hangt inderdaad aan elkaar van clichés, manipulatie en luiheid, dus zo onderscheid je jezelf al. En heb je geluk, dan verander je soms iets of breng je een stellige overtuiging aan het wankelen.

History always misrepresents the past, just as journalism always misrepresents the present.

To talk the ethics of modern journalism is futile. For special favours and personal gain, the most of the present-day journalists sell their souls. Those so-called media heroes, but traitors to journalism, usually print sensational news and lurid pictures on the front pages and consign news of national importance and moral issues to back pages.

By jiminy, we do own the only newspaper in town. There must be some way we can use it to do some good there." - Mr. Wallace

For love: a poet. For romance: a journalist.