“When you're given a newspaper column, you're not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say 'On the one hand this' and 'On the other hand that.' You're getting paid for your opinion.” HandsGivenOpinionPaidNewspapersFenceScratchesColumnsChins Author:Carl Hiaasen
“I got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in the US are shrinking - investigation teams are being terminated or shrunk on newspapers all around the country. The one aspect that's expanded is coverage of celebrity culture.” CountryAmericaCultureTeamNewsAspectNewspapersBackgroundsJournalistInvestigationOverwhelmedCoverageMagnitudeShrinkingCelebrity Culture Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or newspaper columns.” WantStuffMy OwnNovelNewspapersColumnsAlways Working Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.” TalkingGreedProfitNewspapersIdiotExcessCentsMargins Author:Carl Hiaasen
