Journalism Quotations | Page 2

When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

News represents another form of advertising, not liberal propaganda.

Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism.

Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.

As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they took my column and it's in their wallet. I have had people open their wallet and show me a corner of a column.

Journalism has changed tremendously because of the democratization of information. Anybody can put something up on the Internet. It's harder and harder to find what the truth is.

I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.

In order to have quality journalism you need to have a good income stream, and no Internet model has produced a way of generating income that would pay for good-quality investigative journalism.

In the end, Dan Rather's legend skewered him, CBS and the craft of journalism.

I've already become a mastodon in print - I don't see a consciousness for my kind of journalism.

Chris Matthews can't start any sentence without 'Let me ask you this... ' And I love Chris Matthews! But almost everybody in journalism does it. Who's stopping you? Just say it!

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

For me, I used to be shy towards journalism because it wasn't poetry. And then I realized that the events that I covered in essays that became journalism were actually great because they inspired me, and they became my muse.

Women? I love women. Life would have been virtually zero without them. Journalism? I really feel like I am a journalist... And courage? I had a boat named Courageous.

United Press International is a great news agency. It has made a remarkable mark in the annals of American journalism and has left a superb legacy for future journalists. I wish the new owners all the best, great stories and happy landings.

With the intrusion, and maybe rightly so, of legal concerns, medical concerns, business concerns, maybe some of that might be changing sports journalism a little bit - and maybe should change. The sports reporters of today - the good ones, anyway, working for good news organizations - shouldn't be held to any less stringent professional and ethical standards than any other journalist.

Ultimately I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us, but, is it good news quality information that defines who somebody is?

As the saying goes: "If you're not part of the solution, you're a newspaper columnist."

This ball was so crowded that it took me - a trained professional journalist with vast experience in this area - forty five minutes to get a beer.

As a professional journalist, I have always been fascinated by people who appear to have even more spare time than I do.

If anyone was talking about journalism in the '50s - it was Edward R.Murrow.

The only school that let me in was U.C. Santa Cruz, which is where I went. They didn't have a journalism program, so I took sociology, which is the closest thing to journalism.

[On journalists:] They are as disruptive a menace to the public body: as grating turds in the intestines are to the private body.

[On journalists:] They are the scavengers of society who, possessing no guts of their own, tear out the guts of celebrities. They have the sycophantic, false enthusing gush of maiden aunts: who are accustomed to being trampled on doormats.

We're seeing a real threat to journalism as a middle-class occupation and to the quality of news that we still need as citizens, ... all in the name of boosting share price for a limited number of investors.

A journalist is basically a chronicler, not an interpreter of events. Where else in society do you have the license to eavesdrop on so many different conversations as you have in journalism? Where else can you delve into the life of our times?

Journalists who make mistakes get sued for libel; historians who make mistakes get to publish a revised edition.

I solemnly swear not to talk about Hillary's appearance, because that is not journalism.

Good journalism should challenge people, not just mindlessly amuse them.

Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.

Speaking to the subject is the most overrated thing in journalism,

Journalism, some huge percentage of it, should be devoted to putting pressure on power, on nonsense, on chicanery of all kinds and if that's going to invite a lawsuit, well, bring it on.

I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.

Journalism is a Darwinian process.

News is the first draft of history.

The first rough draft of history.

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!

Given the multiple crises we are living through, investigative journalism is all the more important.

As the newspaper industry continues to contract, one of the most commonly voiced fears is that serious investigative journalism will be among the victims of the scaleback. And, indeed, many newspapers are drastically reducing their investigative teams.

The 'I' character in journalism is almost pure invention.

There are elements to the story that, if handled well, can help improve the way the public perceives the press. The other thing is that the press is doing a bunch of things that are new. They are reading e-mails, saying, 'I am looking for my nephew ... so-and-so, if you can hear me, please call.' That's community journalism on a national scale and I think that will go a long way to demonstrate that the press is doing more than just thrill seeking.

The fact is, the New York Times is a national treasure, like Yosemite or the Navy band. It is not a normal corporation, and it should not be. If you think market-driven journalism is such a great thing, then buy shares in Gannett and subscribe to USA Today.

It's perfectly possible for somebody to make the transition from politics to journalism.

Young poets are advised by their elders to avoid the practice of journalism as they would wet socks and gin before breakfast.

Journalism is always the art of the incomplete. You get bits and pieces.

The best journalism is sometimes about footnotes—when we write small to say something big.

In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.

Journalism is not a profession, but a mission.

I believe that 'advocacy journalism' is not an oxymoron. If that means that I'm going to disrupt the cable, partisan fracas of obsession over what this means from left and right, then so be it. I will be disruptive of it.

Nothing will replace good journalism.

The only authors whom I acknowledge as American are the journalists. They, indeed, are not great writers, but they speak the language of their countrymen, and make themselves heard by them.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good

She should be promptly dismissed for crimes against journalism and her own newspaper.

Mike's decades of journalism experience make him an irreplaceable asset to our staff and to the community.

Mr. Brokaw's successive accomplishments in broadcast journalism over the last 40 years, along with his more recent achievements in documentary reporting and authorship, have enlightened audiences, providing them with a unique perspective on our nation and its past, and stirring within them a passion about the historical events that have shaped our present day, ... Mr. Brokaw's work dovetails with the Foundation's mission - to educate, enrich, and inspire a deeper appreciation of our country's heritage through the collected evidence of its history. We greatly appreciate The Boeing Company's generous support of this tribute celebration.

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Maybe athletes and others in sports got a free ride for too long. Maybe it's good that they're being treated like everyone else in the world. One of the major roles of journalism is to be a watchdog of big business and big government and big celebrities. Why should sports be any different?

New Journalism was such the rage with authors like Tom Wolfe and John McPhee. All I kept hearing was that non-fiction was so much more interesting than the novels being written at that time.

Peter Jennings represented all that was best in journalism and public service. His reporting was a guide to all of us who aspire to better the world around us.

One thing I remember most vividly about Opal Eckert is that she could teach any kind of class - from the most basic high school English composition class to the highest level journalism class at the university. The Journalism Department at Northwest was in the basement of Colden Hall at the time she taught there. I remember that she was always there. She had more energy - give her something to do and she would just pitch right in and do it. She was unfailingly courteous, nice, businesslike and she always remembered names. She will leave a real hole in the world of journalism in northwest Missouri. I don't know anyone who has worked as hard or contributed as much as Opal Eckert.

Nixon had already resigned and the held opinion (in Hollywood) was 'No one cares. No one wants to hear about this. And I said, 'No, it's not about Nixon. It's about something else. It's about investigative journalism and hard work.

One of the problems with modern journalism is that it is not driven by news so much as it is by story elements.

I don't know whether it will sell; God's truth, I don't care. I want it in libraries, I want it in journalism schools. I want it out there.

I'd been involved in journalism for a long time - my dad's a journalist, he's written many books, and when I was twelve years old I wrote reports on local football matches for the newspapers.

But, don't take anything out of context! That's bad journalism too!

I can't see how that would be an improvement. In her heart of hearts, I think she wants to be a serious journalist. And, there's no room for serious journalism in the 'Oprah' hour.

I expect citizen journalism to really take off at regional and local level: citizens reporting about what goes on in their area, on their street.

He has been a financial institution. No one can replace him. He brought financial journalism to a new level with his trademarks of honesty, humor and fairness. He always looked at both sides of the issues. His only bias was toward optimism.

Her travel writing was characterized by a high moral purpose and an overwhelming sense of justice. What distinguishes her journalism is her eloquent outrage and commitment to fair play.

Her journalism represents the best principles in the field.

For me, one advantage of comic journalism is that I can depict the past, which is hard to do if you're a photographer or filmmaker.

He's a very contemporary force in journalism and we felt that the whole university should be able to hear him. He represents a very outstanding member of our profession and students will be able to interact with him one on one. He has a very powerful voice on the national scene.

He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico.

I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. But then I realized, if I'm going to struggle and make no money, I might as well do what I really want to do.

Hal's Sunday column was the best-read piece of journalism in Northeast Ohio.

Journalists prize independence, not teamwork. Journalists understand waste is inherent to good journalism ... that good reporting and writing is hard to quantify.

Journalistic excellence and enterprise is at the heart of CNN's philosophy. We believe these Awards play a valuable role in the promotion and encouragement of quality journalism in Africa.

Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're supposed to be holding those in power accountable. We're not supposed to be their megaphone. That's what the corporate media have become.

Journalism is often a dangerous profession. Today, we take this opportunity to express solidarity with the brave journalists who risk their lives to inform the public and express their views.

Journalism is my first love. But music comes in a close second. What's important for me is that whatever you do, whatever your passion is, you should have another passion - something in your life. And when I put on that musician hat and I put the bass in my hands, I'm not Lester Holt the TV guy anymore. I'm just Lester Holt who likes music.

Journalism is based on a code of conduct and professional ethics that clearly exclude telephone espionage but the concept of express permission of the parties could be used unfairly against the media if, for example, a source later retracts.

Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pygmy hatreds.

Journalism is a contact sport, ... I was 29 when people who really knew how to shoot were around.

Journalism is about results. It's about affecting your community or your society in the most progressive way.

Journalism could be described as turning one's enemies into money.

I think it's exciting and great journalism for us to be out there reporting.

I think the head and the heart should be united in the strongest writing. You shouldn't lose your ability to be discerning. Good journalism should have emotional content ... Of course, you should try to present every side, and present with real empathy.

I think the best of it is that journalism knows it has not done its best. That is new.

It is "lifestyle" journalism the way Chaucer first invented it, and the Times, onto a good thing, is uninhibitedly publishing articles on the passing of a cuckolded poet, a rock promoter strangely addicted to collecting orangutans and an Italian writer striving "to avoid becoming a bore.

Just as there are moments when the words flow and it feels like the easiest job in the world, there are many more when I think I have nothing to say, and my journalism training taught me that writing is a job, that you write whether you are inspired or not, and that the only way to unlock creativity is to write through it.

Our goal is not to do something 'vocational,' nor to create anything that would be confused with a journalism major, which we have no plans to develop.

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read

Photojournalism provokes conversation and thought, which all good journalism should do. The exhibition provides an excellent teaching opportunity, fostering discussion about how we cover events of our time and the needs of society, while talking about the profession and craft of journalism.

Sports journalism is in the midst of an identity crisis so profound that we no longer know whether we're made up of one word or two.

Some journalists just got mad and let their anger be expressed. It turns out, that's appropriate. The great advantage of American journalism is that it has the power to move the public.

My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made.

My major was broadcast journalism in college, so I'd probably be sideline reporting for some local, crappy arena football league team or something.