Journalism Quotes - Page 10

• I don't think there's any connection between my journalism career and my film career. They are two totally different mediums and very different skills.

  Greg Kinnear

  Thinking, Skills, Careers

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• The difference between fiction and journalism is that you can disguise the characters, so you won't get your legs broken, and there's no interview tapes to transcribe.

  Sylvie Simmons

  Character, Differences, Broken

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I think the worst thing we can do is to concede to fanaticism its devotion, say. Well, you have to understand, these people are really fanatics, so we should back down from them. I think if journalists start doing that then they won't be practicing journalism. If satirists start doing that then they won't be practicing satire.

  Adam Gopnik

  Thinking, People, Devotion

  "Charlie Hebdo, The Licensed Anarchist Clowns Of French Society". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. January 2, 2016.

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• Poetry allows me to write about what I don't know, whereas journalism demands a higher level of certainty to be worthy of being written.

  Eliza Griswold

  Writing, Levels, Demand

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Which is one of the dangers of immersion journalism: you can find yourself getting sucked into battles you have nothing to do with, in this case an ongoing battle between Muslims.

  Annia Ciezadlo

  Finding Yourself, Battle, Ongoing

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• That being said, even if we cannot achieve it, journalism that strives toward objectivity and fairness has an important place in our society. So, too, does being honest and open when presenting our own opinions, as you do so well in your book

  Sheri Fink

  Book, Objectivity, Important

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• 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.

  Arianna Huffington

  Team, Serious, Victim

  "Announcing the Launch of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund" By Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 29, 2009.

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• Of course, no matter how hard we try to be objective as reporters, our life experiences and personal circumstances influence our journalism, including the choice of topics we pursue.

  Sheri Fink

  Choices, Trying, Matter

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.

  Michael Pollan

  Leader, Agendas, Way

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• We don't consider ourselves equal opportunity anythings, because that's not - you know, that's the beauty of fake journalism. We don't have to - we travel in fake ethics.

  Jon Stewart

  Opportunity, Fake, Ethics

  "Jon Stewart Roasts Real News". "60 Minutes", www.cbsnews.com. October 21, 2004.

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• I think the style Plimpton popularized - the dive-in, try-it-yourself journalism - is appealing and useful for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the value of an outsider's view into a little-known or misunderstood subculture. I tried to do the same thing with my book - tap into a pocket of American life that few people have any idea about, and tell the real, unvarnished truth about it in a way that was open-minded and authentic.

  Kevin Roose

  Real, Book, Thinking

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• The junk food of political journalism...all reshuffle stories are crap.

  Alastair Campbell

  Political, Junk, Stories

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• I've never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I've never wanted to do that.

  Laurence Shames

  Pieces, Wanted, Written

  Source: classic.esquire.com

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• I grew up in newsrooms. I've been in newsrooms since I was 17 years old. Journalism has been like my church; it's been like my identity.

  Jose Antonio Vargas

  Years, Church, Identity

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• You can't be wrong in journalism. Take a wrong turn in journalism, and you are writing fiction. You can take a wrong turn in poetry, and something wonderful can happen.

  Eliza Griswold

  Writing, Fiction, Wonderful

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• The fun thing about journalism is if you go do a story about something, you can now ask three intelligent questions about it. Or say three intelligent things. And that gets people talking.

  Joel Stein

  Fun, Intelligent, Talking

  Source: therumpus.net

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• As journalism dies, I kind of feel like I want some skills besides writing. I'd like to be able to write movies or host TV shows or whatever. Things that I might actually not inherently like quite as much, but are interesting and fun things to do. A good backup plan.

  Joel Stein

  Fun, Writing, Skills

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.

  Terry Pratchett

  Thinking, People, Make You Think

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• I hated the culture [working in the bank], I hated the work. I very quickly realized that this wasn't what I wanted to do. So, after two years, I took some writing courses - I always loved to write - and I figured the only way I was going to get paid to write was in journalism.

  Sharif Abdel Kouddous

  Writing, Years, Two

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• I really wasn't very involved politically with anything up until that point. Then I started reading about the second Palestinian Intifada, and I spoke to friends in activist and journalism circles. Then, somehow by complete luck, I ended up at Democracy Now.

  Sharif Abdel Kouddous

  Reading, Circles, Luck

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. May 9, 2011.

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• Journalism is a great profession. It's complicated now. People talk about the demise of investigative reporting. I was a judge in some award contest recently, and the stuff that is being done by major newspapers, and local, regional papers around the country, is great. Newspapers play an amazing role in our society, and I still think they are important. I'm sorry newspaper circulation is down. Ultimately, the importance of newspapers can't be replaced.

  Seymour Hersh

  Country, Sorry, Thinking

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• It's important to remember that the future of quality journalism is not dependent on the future of newspapers. The discussion needs to move from "How do we save newspapers?" to "How do we save and strengthen journalism?" - however it is delivered.

  Arianna Huffington

  Moving, Important, Quality

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• Sports has become such a big business that the line between journalism and being a broadcast partner for all intents and purposes has been obliterated.

  Dave Zirin

  Sports, Purpose, Lines

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• I think the deepest thing is that many fiction writers tell stories but are not elegant writers. But, we're not writing journalism when we're making literature.

  Edward Hirsch

  Writing, Thinking, Fiction

  "Poets v. Prose Writers". Big Think interview, bigthink.com.

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• Also, and this may sound naïve, but since my early days in journalism, I've felt that getting as close as possible to truth, revealing the reality of a situation in detail, has its own persuasive power. This allows readers to look at the facts and the perspectives presented and draw informed conclusions.

  Sheri Fink

  Reality, Perspective, Sound

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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