89 Quotes About Journalists
- Author Robert Black
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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.
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- Author Christopher Manske
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The profession of journalism is an important one and considered by many to be a mandatory component of a free society. Will you get access to the brightest minds and greatest reporters for free? Perhaps, but if we hope to continue to see their best work, society needs to support them properly. Be a paid subscriber.
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- Author Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel
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Progress belongs to those who ask questions; the smarter the question, the lesser the guessing.
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- Author Gillian Dance
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They went bleating to the journalists that a man had treated them inappropriately and tricked them into thinking they were something more than they were.
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- Author Sebastian Horsley
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I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing characters and conversations which do not exit is no way for a grown man to behave.
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- Author Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
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I would be happy to take credit for all of the wonderful experiences I describe in my novels, but my life isn’t quite that rich. Unfortunately we authors are sometimes forced to use other people’s lives, too.”“Sounds rather beastly,” the journalist laughed. “Or maybe writers are like vultures. Some people feel we journalists are.” He mimicked a bird of prey and grinned.
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- Author John Sandford
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What the f-f-f... What's that supposed to mean?" the reporter sputtered. The TV cameraman behind him was laughing. TV people ranked radio people, so laughing was all right."What's 'f-f-f' supposed to mean?" Lester asked. He turned away and pointed to a woman wearing glasses the size of compact discs. "You.""What precautions should women in the Twin Cities take?" She had an improbably smooth delivery, with great round O's, as though she were reading for a play.
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- Author John Varley
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There is a certain concentrated, avid-for-blood look that appears on the faces of reporters on the trail of a very big story that you'd have to visit the big cat house at the zoo to see duplicated in its primal state. From the look on Brenda's face, if a tiger was standing between her and this story right now, the cat would soon have a tall-journalist-sized hole in him.
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- Author Jorge Ramos
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Elie Wiesel says that neutrality only helps the oppressor, never the victim. And I think you can apply that to journalism.
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